eyesight

Meanings

• noun

  The ability to see; the sense of sight.

• noun

  The condition of one's eyes, especially as affecting visual acuity.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with eyesight
sight , height , night , bright , light , fight , right , might

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Variants

List of all variants of eyesight that leads to same result
eyesight , eyesights

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Etymology

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From Old English egesaefte, from ege eye + saefte sensation, feeling.

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Trivia

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1. Human eyes take in about 11 million pieces of information every second.

2. The average person blinks about 17,000 times a day.

3. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.

4. The human eye is about the same size as a grape.

5. The human eye can focus on an object that is as small as a grain of sand.

6. The human eye can see the stars that are about 4.3 light-years away.

7. The human eye can detect a single candle flame from a distance of about 14 miles.

8. The human eye can distinguish between about 8,000 different shades of gray.

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Related Concepts

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1. Visual acuity: A measure of the clarity or sharpness of vision.

2. Color vision: The ability to distinguish different colors.

3. Depth perception: The ability to perceive the relative positions of objects in three dimensions.

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Culture

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In literature and art, 'eyesight' often symbolizes perception, insight, and understanding. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth,' the witches' prophecy about Macbeth's 'eyesight' foreshadows his eventual downfall.

How to Memorize "eyesight"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a pair of eyes opening and closing, representing the sense of sight and the ability to see.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'eyesight' with the act of seeing clearly and with good health.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym 'Eyesight' to remember the parts of the eye: 'E' for Eye, 'I' for Iris, 'S' for Sclera, 'I' for Iris, 'G' for Globe, 'H' for Humor, and 'T' for Tear.

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