eye chart

noun

A sign or poster showing letters or symbols in progressively smaller lines of type, used to test the acuity of distance vision.

“The doctor said I needed glasses after I failed to read past the fourth line on the eye chart.”

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Meanings

nouneye chart (plural eye charts)

plural eye charts

  1. A sign or poster showing letters or symbols in progressively smaller lines of type, used to test the acuity of distance vision.

    The doctor said I needed glasses after I failed to read past the fourth line on the eye chart.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 視力表 /视力表
  • 視力表 /视力表 (shìlìbiǎo)sign showing letters
Finnish näkötaulu
  • näkötaulusign showing letters
French tableau de vue, tableau optométrique
  • tableau de vuesign showing letters
  • tableau optométriquesign showing letters
Italian ottotipo
  • ottotiposign showing letters
Japanese 視力検査表, 視力表
  • 視力検査表 (shiryoku kensa hyō)sign showing letters
  • 視力表 (shiryoku hyō)sign showing letters
Korean 시력검사표, 시력표
  • 시력검사표 (siryeokgeomsapyo)sign showing letters
  • 시력표 (siryeokpyo)sign showing letters
Vietnamese bảng đo thị lực
  • bảng đo thị lựcsign showing letters
Cite this entry
APA

eye chart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20chart

MLA

“eye chart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20chart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eye chart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20chart.

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