Etymology

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Today it means: The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina. Full definition →

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From Ancient Greek ἔμμετρος (émmetros, “in measure, proportioned”) + English -opia (“vision”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.