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strabismic

stra·bis·mus
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [struh-biz-muh s]
    • /strəˈbɪz məs/
    • /strabˈɪsmɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [struh-biz-muh s]
    • /strəˈbɪz məs/

Definition of strabismic word

  • noun strabismic a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes. 1

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Origin of strabismic

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < New Latin < Greek strabismós, equivalent to strab(ós) squinting + -ismos -ism

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Parts of speech for Strabismic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

strabismic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

strabismic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for strabismic

adj strabismic

  • askant — askance
  • boss-eyed — having a squint
  • bosseyed — cross-eyed.
  • cam — a slider or roller attached to a rotating shaft to give a particular type of reciprocating motion to a part in contact with its profile
  • cockeyed — If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.

adjective strabismic

  • askance — with an oblique glance
  • canted — a salient angle.
  • walleyed — having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus.

Top questions with strabismic

  • what is strabismic amblyopia?

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