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noun Ophthalmology.

acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to define certain letters at a given distance, usually 20 feet (6 meters). Abbreviation: V.

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Origin of visual acuity

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby visual acuity

vista, vistadome, vistaed, Vistula, visual, visual acuity, visual aid, visual aids, visual album, visual angle, visual arts

How to use visual acuity in a sentence

In fact, human visual acuity is only about five to 10 times better than a jumping spider’s.
Jumping spiders’ remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception|Betsy Mason|October 25, 2021|Science News
In goalball, for instance, players are all required to wear eyeshades so athletes with different levels of visual acuity can play together while maintaining the same level of competitive advantage.
Everything You Need to Know About the Paralympics|awise|August 23, 2021|Outside Online
Full visual acuity on both sides—in the first examination slight myopia - ·75 D. is specified, afterwards emmetropia.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
Electronically-produced colors provided high visual acuity to a scene that depicted Cleveland in flames.
Deepfreeze|Robert Donald Locke

Nor did Hans possess anything like that high degree of visual acuity which had been attributed to him.
Clever Hans|Oskar Pfungst

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