Presbyopic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

able to see distant objects clearly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪsbɪˈɑːpɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪsbɪˈɒpɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪsbɪˈɒpɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪsbɪˈɑːpɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

farsighted

Antonyms

nearsighted

Word Forms

farsightedness	noun	abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
presbyopia	noun	a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Presbyopie

in der Lage, entfernte Objekte klar zu sehen

🇫🇷French

presbyte

capable de voir clairement les objets éloignés

🇪🇸Spanish

présbita

capaz de ver objetos distantes claramente

🇮🇹Italian

presbite

in grado di vedere chiaramente gli oggetti distanti

🇳🇱Dutch

presbyopisch

in staat om verre objecten duidelijk te zien

🇵🇹Portuguese

presbiopia

capaz de ver objetos distantes claramente

🇷🇺Russian

пресбиопический

способен ясно видеть удаленные объекты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जराक्षिदोषात्मक

दूर की वस्तुओं को स्पष्ट रूप से देखने में सक्षम

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரஸ்பையோபிக்

தொலைவில் உள்ள பொருட்களை தெளிவாக பார்க்க முடியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్వస్థితి

సుదూర వస్తువులను స్పష్టంగా చూడగలుగుతారు

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ

ದೂರದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ನೋಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രിസ്ബയോപിക്

ദൂരെയുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളെ വ്യക്തമായി കാണാൻ കഴിയും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

老花眼

能够清楚地看到远处的物体

🇯🇵Japanese

老眼

遠くの物体をはっきりと見ることができる

🇰🇷Korean

노안의

멀리 있는 물체를 선명하게 볼 수 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viễn thị

có thể nhìn rõ các vật ở xa

🇹🇭Thai

สายตายาวตามอายุ

สามารถมองเห็นวัตถุระยะไกลได้ชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

presbiopia

mampu melihat objek jauh dengan jelas

🇲🇾Malay

presbiopik

dapat melihat objek yang jauh dengan jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طول النظر الشيخوخي

القدرة على رؤية الأشياء البعيدة بوضوح

🇮🇷Persian

پیرچشمی

قادر به دیدن اجسام دور به وضوح

🇹🇷Turkish

presbiyopik

uzaktaki nesneleri net bir şekilde görebilme

🇮🇱Hebrew

פרסביופי

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