Meanings
plural Landolt Cs
- A ring with a gap in it, used as a symbol in vision tests.
Synonyms: Landolt broken ring, Landolt ring
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA ring with a gap in it, used as a symbol in vision tests.
Origin
Developed by the Swiss-born ophthalmologist Edmund Landolt.
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Landolt C. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Landolt%20C
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