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Definition of Longsighted

1. Adjective. Capable of seeing to a great distance.

2. Adjective. Planning prudently for the future. "Took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

Definition of Longsighted

1. a. Able to see objects at a great distance; hence, having great foresight; sagacious; farseeing.

Definition of Longsighted

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of long-sighted) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Longsighted

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longsighted

longrunning longs longshanks longship longships longshore longshore drift longshoreman longshoremen longshorewoman

longshorewomen longshoring longshorings longshot longshots longsighted (current term) longsightedness longsleeved longsome longsomely

longsomeness longsomenesses longspine snipefish longspun longspur longspurs longstanding longstop longstops longsuffering

Literary usage of Longsighted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Experimental Treatise on Optics: Comprehending the Leading Principles of by Jean-Baptiste Biot (1826)
"Use of these Lenses in correcting the defective Vision of longsighted Persons. Fig. 50. 53. LET MAM be a lens which we now suppose to be converging ..."

2. Mental Development and Education by Michael Vincent O'Shea (1921)
"If one is longsighted the glass must be ground so as to bend the rays of light in ... The longsighted astigmatic eye. Notice that all the rays of light are ..."

3. Physics of the Household by Carleton John Lynde (1914)
"7. Make a diagram of the projecting lantern and describe it. 8. Make a diagram of the eye and describe it. 9. Make a diagram illustrating longsighted and ..."

4. Philosophical conversations: In which are Familiarly Explained the Causes of by Frederick Collier Bakewell, Ebenezer Bailey (1833)
"To correct these defects of vision the near-sighted person must use concave glasses, and the longsighted person must use glasses that are convex. ..."

5. Mathematical Instruments: Their Construction, Adjustment, Testing, and Use by John Fry Heather (1871)
"It appears, then, that the magnification is greater for longsighted than for short-sighted persons. Assuming, however, the magnifying power to be that ..."

6. Mathematical Instruments: Their Construction, Adjustment, Testing, and Use by John Fry Heather (1884)
"It appears, then, that the magnification is greater for longsighted than for short-sighted persons. Assuming, however, the magnifying power to be that ..."

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