visual acuity

visual acuity

n.

Sharpness of vision, especially as tested with a Snellen chart. Normal visual acuity based on the Snellen chart is 20/20.

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vis′ual acu′ity

n..

acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to identify certain letters at a given distance, usu. 20 ft. (6 m).

[1885–90]

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Noun

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visual acuity - sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) acuity, sharp-sightedness visual modality, visual sense, vision, sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty 20/20, twenty-twenty - normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet oxyopia - unusually acute vision

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Translations

acuita visiva