- interpupillary distance
- the distance between the centers of the pupils of the two eyes when the visual axes are parallel; in practice usually measured from the lateral margin of one pupil to the medial margin of the other.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
interpupillary distance
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interpupillary — “+ adjective Etymology: inter + pupillary : extending between the pupils of the eyes; also : extending between the centers of a pair of spectacle lenses interpupillary distance * * * /in teuhr pyooh peuh ler ee/, adj. Anat. between the pupils of… … Useful english dictionary
interpupillary — adjective Date: circa 1904 extending between the pupils of the eyes; also extending between the centers of a pair of spectacle lenses < interpupillary distance > … New Collegiate Dictionary
interpupillary — /in teuhr pyooh peuh ler ee/, adj. Anat. between the pupils of the eyes: interpupillary distance. [1905 10; INTER + PUPILLARY2] * * * … Universalium
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