- heteronymous image
- the two images seen when the eyes are focused on a point beyond the object; cf. crossed diplopia.
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heteronymous image
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heteronymous — /hɛtəˈrɒnəməs/ (say hetuh ronuhmuhs) adjective 1. relating to or of the nature of a heteronym. 2. having different names, as a pair of correlatives. 3. Optics denoting or relating to the images formed in a kind of double vision in which the image …
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