HOMONYMOUS


Meaning of HOMONYMOUS in English

hōˈmänəməs, häˈ- adjective

Etymology: Latin homonymus, from Greek homōnymos having the same name, from homo- hom- + -ōnymos (from onyma, onoma name) — more at name

1.

a. : having two or more different significations : ambiguous — used chiefly of words

b. : having the same designation

the state and its capital homonymous

— opposed to heteronymous

c. : homonymic

2.

a. : standing in the same relation ; specifically : relating to or being a convergence of the eyes such that the object is beyond the fixation point resulting in double vision with the right-eye image to the right of the left-eye image

homonymous diplopia

b. : unilateral

homonymous hemianopia

• ho·mon·y·mous·ly adverb

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