astigmia

1. 1.

   (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people

   Synonymsastigmatism

   Broaderametropia

   Narrowerkeratectasiakeratoconus

   ophthalmology

2. 2.

   (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point

   Synonymsastigmatism

   Broadercondition

   optics

Other forms of astigmia

plural

astigmias·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about astigmia

What does astigmia mean?

astigmia means "(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in astigmia?

astigmia has 4 syllables: a-stig-mi-a. The stress falls on "stig".

What is another word for astigmia?

Close synonyms include astigmatism, astigmatism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is astigmia a common word?

astigmia is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.