long-sighted
adjective
farsighted; hypermetropic.
long-sightedness
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a word derived from
long-sighted.
Example Sentences
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VisionSpring, a social enterprise, provides entrepreneurs in 13 countries with a “business in a bag”: all the equipment they need to diagnose and correct long-sightedness.
From Economist ● Jun. 16, 2011
Short-sightedness is corrected by concave lenses and long-sightedness by convex lenses, as shown in diagrams above.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
Presbyopia, pres-bi-ō′pi-a, n. long-sightedness, together with diminished power of distinguishing things near, common in old age—also Pres′byopy.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Hypermetropia, hī-per-me-trō′pi-a, n. long-sightedness, the opposite of Myopia—-also Hyperop′ia.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Mr. McLain by earnest long-sightedness and industry succeeded in becoming a well-to-do citizen.
From The Mystery of Monastery Farm by H. R. Naylor
