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diplopia

/dɪpˈləʊpiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
diplop-ia
IPA
/dɪpˈləʊpiə/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Ancient Greek δῐ́ς (dĭ́s) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek δῐπλόος (dĭplóos)der. New Latinder. English diplo- English -opia English diplopia From diplo- + -opia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

diplopias (plural) diplopy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

triplopia

Synonyms

double vision

Questions

How do you pronounce diplopia?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪpˈləʊpiə/.
What does diplopia mean?
An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.
Where does diplopia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Ancient Greek δῐ́ς (dĭ́s) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek δῐπλόος (dĭplóos)der. New Latinder. English diplo- English -opia English diplopia From diplo- + -opia.

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