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refractive error

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
re-frac-tive er-ror
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

is a problem with focusing light accurately on the retina due to the shape of the eye and or cornea The most common types of refractive error are near-sightedness, far-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

refractive errors (plural)

Questions

What does refractive error mean?
is a problem with focusing light accurately on the retina due to the shape of the eye and or cornea The most common types of refractive error are near-sightedness, far-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia.

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