Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypermetropia

/ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)məˈtɹəʊpɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-me-tropia
IPA: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)məˈtɹəʊpɪə/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of hyperopia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (hupérmetros, “excessive”) + ὀπός (opós) (genitive of ὄψ (óps, “eye”)) + -ia.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ia

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypermetropias (plural) hypermetropy (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

anisohypermetropia hypermetropic

Synonyms

hyperopia hypermetropy farsightedness longsightedness

Rhymes With

ethiopia utopia dystopia myopia presbyopia heterotopia eutopia autopia ectopia infotopia tropia euryopia

Questions

How do you pronounce hypermetropia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)məˈtɹəʊpɪə/.
What does hypermetropia mean?: Synonym of hyperopia.
Where does hypermetropia come from?: From Ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (hupérmetros, “excessive”) + ὀπός (opós) (genitive of ὄψ (óps, “eye”)) + -ia.

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