Miopía in english
Myopia
pronunciation: maɪoʊpiə part of speech: noun
pronunciation: maɪoʊpiə part of speech: noun
In gestures
miopía = shortsightedness ; nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
Example: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.Example: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.Example: Among the refractive errors, myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment throughout the world and its prevalence is on the increase.