Meanings
- uncountableThe positioning and separation of the eyes
Origin
- Ancient Greekὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós)
- Englishophthalmo-
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Ancient Greekγεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)
- Latingeōmetria
- Old Frenchgeometrie
- Middle Englishgemetry
- Englishgeometry
- Englishophthalmogeometry
From ophthalmo- + geometry.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
ophthalmogeometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmogeometry
“ophthalmogeometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmogeometry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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