Definition of Myope

1. Noun. A person with myopia; a nearsighted person.

Generic synonyms: Visually Impaired Person

Definition of Myope

1. n. A person having myopy; a myops.

Definition of Myope

1. Noun. One who has myopia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Myope

1. one who is affected with myopia [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myope

myomere
myomeres
myometrial
myometritis
myometrium
myomorph
myomorphs
myonecrosis
myoneural
myoneural junction
myopathia
myopathias
myopathic
myopathies
myopathy
myope (current term)
myopericarditis
myopes
myophan
myophosphorylase
myopia
myopias
myopic
myopically
myopics
myopies
myoprecursor
myoprecursors
myops
myopses

Literary usage of Myope

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

1. Memoirs of Modern Philosophers by Elizabeth Hamilton (1804)
"... Mr. myope, and Mr. Glib, prevented her reply. She foon took her leave, and her heart palpitating with various contending emotions^ returned to her ..."

2. Diseases of the eye by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1916)
"A myope of 2 D could dispense with reading-glasses until the age of fifty-five (often until a later period); then he would require + 0.50 D; at sixty, ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1870)
"From this it will be seen that the myope of even a medium degree will have to use ... If now a myope of -,'„ (B), places his eye two inches in front of the ..."

4. Radiant Energy and the Ophthalmic Lens by Frederick Booth (1921)
"See heavy lines from C. The myope must accommodate for objects situated at less than the PR The higher the myopia, the closer is the PR The less the myopia, ..."

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