night blindness
night blindness · night blindnesses
куриная слепота, никталопия
Nachtblindheit
The optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at nightThe optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at night.
» Tom has night blindness.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at night.
Nachtblindheit
кури́ная слепота́kurínaja slepotá, никтало́пияniktalópija
inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
Examples
2 sentencesTom has night blindness.
Eating carrots can help cure night blindness.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light:
Forms
plural: night blindnesses| Singular | night blindness |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder:nyctalopiamoon blindness
Word family
1 related wordsDerivednight-blind
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable