n.
Pronunciation: str ə - ' biz-m ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strabismos condition of squinting, from strabizein to squint, from strabos squint-eyed; akin to Greek strephein to twist
Date: circa 1684
: inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other because of imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball ― called also squint ― compare CROSS-EYE
– stra · bis · mic \ -mik \ adjective