astigmatism

Nouns

  • (n) (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people astigmia,
  • (n) (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point astigmia,

Synonyms

astigmia

Antonyms

stigmatism

Words of close approximity

astigmatic