visual defect
- noun
- /ˈvɪʒuəl dɪˈfɛkt/
- Specialized
:
defecto visual
- The doctor evaluated her eyesight and confirmed that she has a visual defect that affects her ability to read clearly.
The boy's father, a physician, thought the reading problem might be due to some visual defect and thus sought a consultation with Hinchelwood.
- The boy's father, a physician, thought the reading problem might be due to some visual defect and thus sought a consultation with Hinchelwood.
- Staying indoors, just getting artificial light and looking at things up close leads to visual defects.
Examples
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After the accident, he experienced a visual defect that made it difficult for him to see objects in the distance.
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The teacher noticed that several students were struggling to see the board due to potential visual defects in their eyesight.
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The boy's father, a physician, thought the reading problem might be due to some visual defect and thus sought a consultation with Hinchelwood.
Synonyms
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3.3
A health problem that affects the eye and can harm vision
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4.1
A condition where a person can see poorly or not at all
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3.4
A problem with the eye that affects vision
A problem with your sight that makes things look unclear
A problem with the eyes that makes it hard to see clearly
Antonyms
How Severe
70
3.1
1
4.1
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'visual' (related to sight/appearance) with 'defect' (a flaw), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a flaw in the visual appearance or rendering. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically predictable, making the phrase immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Visual defect combines visual meaning 'seeing' and defect meaning 'fault'. Imagine a scratched lens or a cloudy eye that makes the world look blurred or wrong, and that's why it means 'a problem with someone's sight'.