"visual acuity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: visual acuities [plural]
Etymology: Compound of visual + acuity. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|visual|acuity}} visual + acuity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} visual acuity (countable and uncountable, plural visual acuities)
  1. The sharpness of vision or sight. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-visual_acuity-en-noun-Owg9weqG
  2. Strength of vision expressed on some definite scale. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-visual_acuity-en-noun-Yr8QWv~T Disambiguation of Vision: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67

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