twenty-twenty

1. 1.

   normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet

   Synonyms20/20

   Broaderacuity

Questions about twenty-twenty

What does twenty-twenty mean?

twenty-twenty means "normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet".

How many syllables are in twenty-twenty?

twenty-twenty has 4 syllables: twen-ty--twen-ty. The stress falls on "ty-".

What is another word for twenty-twenty?

Close synonyms include 20/20. 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 twenty-twenty a common word?

twenty-twenty 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.