ipermetropia

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Etymology

From iper- +‎ -metro +‎ -opia. Compare Ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (hupérmetros), Modern Greek υπέρμετρος (ypérmetros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.per.me.troˈpi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: i‧per‧me‧tro‧pì‧a

Noun

ipermetropia f (plural ipermetropie)

  1. (medicine) hypermetropia, hyperopia, longsightedness, farsightedness
    Synonym: presbiopia
    Antonym: miopia

Further reading

  • ipermetropia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • ipermetropia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • ipermetropia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • ipermetropia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • ipermetropìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • ipermetropìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana