DOUBLE VISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double vision mean? 

• DOUBLE VISION (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE VISION has 1 sense:

1. visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE VISION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE VISION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

diplopia; double vision

Context example:

diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered

Hypernyms ("double vision" is a kind of...):

vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)

 Context examples 

Other symptoms that need quick attention are pain, double vision, fluid coming from the eye, and inflammation.

(Eye Diseases, NIH: National Eye Institute)

Also called "double vision." (from medterms.com)

(Diplopia, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include blurred, cloudy, or double vision; sensitivity to light; and difficulty seeing at night.

(Cataract, NCI Dictionary)

The disease starts when the immune system attacks myelin, a protective coating that forms around nerve cells in a person’s brain and spinal cord, to produce a variety of initial symptoms, including blurred or double vision, problems with muscle strength, balance and coordination, and abnormal sensations.

(Smoldering spots in the brain may signal severe multiple sclerosis, National Institutes of Health)