hypermetropy

Questions about hypermetropy

What does hypermetropy mean?

hypermetropy means "abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects".

How many syllables are in hypermetropy?

hypermetropy has 5 syllables and divides as hy-per-me-tro-py under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hypermetropy?

Close synonyms include hyperopia, hypermetropia, farsightedness, longsightedness. 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 hypermetropy a common word?

hypermetropy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.