MYOPIA


Meaning of MYOPIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mī-ˈō-pē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek myōpia, from myōp-, myōps

Date: circa 1752

1. : a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects

2. : a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something

• my·o·pic -ˈō-pik, -ˈä- adjective

• my·o·pi·cal·ly -pi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.