diplopia

English

Alternative forms

• diplopy

Etymology

From diplo- +‎ -opia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪpˈləʊpiə/

Noun

diplopia (countable and uncountable, plural diplopias)

1. (pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.
   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, chapter 3, in Quinx‎^[1], New York: Viking, page 61:

     As for Bodhidharma the only painting extant is too late to have been done from life. The sage’s eyes are crossed from his exertions. Diplopia giving the impression of the pineal eye, the Third Eye in full flower.

   • 2018 December 13, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Why Was the Woman Having Trouble Seeing, if Her Eyes Were Fine?”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[2]:

     That doctor also noted the diplopia and sent her for a CT scan.

Usage notes

• In crossed or heteronymous diplopia, the image seen by the right eye is upon the left hand, and vice versa. In homonymous diplopia, the image seen by the right eye is on the right side, that by the left eye on the left side. In vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.

Coordinate terms

• triplopia

Translations

ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images

• Bulgarian: двоен образ m (dvoen obraz)
• Catalan: diplopia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 複視 / 复视 (zh) (fùshì)

• Czech: diplopie f
• Finnish: diplopia
• Greek: διπλωπία (el) f (diplopía)
• Italian: diplopia (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: diplopi m, dobbeltsyn n

• Spanish: diplopia f

References

• “diplopia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dipoplia

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English diplopia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiplopiɑ/, [ˈdiplo̞ˌpiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): dip‧lo‧pia

Noun

diplopia

1. diplopia

Declension

Inflection of diplopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		diplopia	diplopiat
genitive		diplopian	diplopioiden diplopioitten
partitive		diplopiaa	diplopioita
illative		diplopiaan	diplopioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		diplopia	diplopiat
accusative	nom.	diplopia	diplopiat
	gen.	diplopian
genitive		diplopian	diplopioiden diplopioitten diplopiain rare
partitive		diplopiaa	diplopioita
inessive		diplopiassa	diplopioissa
elative		diplopiasta	diplopioista
illative		diplopiaan	diplopioihin
adessive		diplopialla	diplopioilla
ablative		diplopialta	diplopioilta
allative		diplopialle	diplopioille
essive		diplopiana	diplopioina
translative		diplopiaksi	diplopioiksi
abessive		diplopiatta	diplopioitta
instructive		—	diplopioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of diplopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative diplopiani diplopiani accusative nom. diplopiani diplopiani gen. diplopiani genitive diplopiani diplopioideni diplopioitteni diplopiaini rare partitive diplopiaani diplopioitani inessive diplopiassani diplopioissani elative diplopiastani diplopioistani illative diplopiaani diplopioihini adessive diplopiallani diplopioillani ablative diplopialtani diplopioiltani allative diplopialleni diplopioilleni essive diplopianani diplopioinani translative diplopiakseni diplopioikseni abessive diplopiattani diplopioittani instructive — — comitative — diplopioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative diplopiasi diplopiasi accusative nom. diplopiasi diplopiasi gen. diplopiasi genitive diplopiasi diplopioidesi diplopioittesi diplopiaisi rare partitive diplopiaasi diplopioitasi inessive diplopiassasi diplopioissasi elative diplopiastasi diplopioistasi illative diplopiaasi diplopioihisi adessive diplopiallasi diplopioillasi ablative diplopialtasi diplopioiltasi allative diplopiallesi diplopioillesi essive diplopianasi diplopioinasi translative diplopiaksesi diplopioiksesi abessive diplopiattasi diplopioittasi instructive — — comitative — diplopioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative diplopiamme diplopiamme accusative nom. diplopiamme diplopiamme gen. diplopiamme genitive diplopiamme diplopioidemme diplopioittemme diplopiaimme rare partitive diplopiaamme diplopioitamme inessive diplopiassamme diplopioissamme elative diplopiastamme diplopioistamme illative diplopiaamme diplopioihimme adessive diplopiallamme diplopioillamme ablative diplopialtamme diplopioiltamme allative diplopiallemme diplopioillemme essive diplopianamme diplopioinamme translative diplopiaksemme diplopioiksemme abessive diplopiattamme diplopioittamme instructive — — comitative — diplopioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative diplopianne diplopianne accusative nom. diplopianne diplopianne gen. diplopianne genitive diplopianne diplopioidenne diplopioittenne diplopiainne rare partitive diplopiaanne diplopioitanne inessive diplopiassanne diplopioissanne elative diplopiastanne diplopioistanne illative diplopiaanne diplopioihinne adessive diplopiallanne diplopioillanne ablative diplopialtanne diplopioiltanne allative diplopiallenne diplopioillenne essive diplopiananne diplopioinanne translative diplopiaksenne diplopioiksenne abessive diplopiattanne diplopioittanne instructive — — comitative — diplopioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative diplopiansa diplopiansa accusative nom. diplopiansa diplopiansa gen. diplopiansa genitive diplopiansa diplopioidensa diplopioittensa diplopiainsa rare partitive diplopiaansa diplopioitaan diplopioitansa inessive diplopiassaan diplopiassansa diplopioissaan diplopioissansa elative diplopiastaan diplopiastansa diplopioistaan diplopioistansa illative diplopiaansa diplopioihinsa adessive diplopiallaan diplopiallansa diplopioillaan diplopioillansa ablative diplopialtaan diplopialtansa diplopioiltaan diplopioiltansa allative diplopialleen diplopiallensa diplopioilleen diplopioillensa essive diplopianaan diplopianansa diplopioinaan diplopioinansa translative diplopiakseen diplopiaksensa diplopioikseen diplopioiksensa abessive diplopiattaan diplopiattansa diplopioittaan diplopioittansa instructive — — comitative — diplopioineen diplopioinensa

Synonyms

• kaksoiskuva
• kaksinnäkö

Italian

Noun

diplopia f (plural diplopie)

1. (pathology) diplopia

Anagrams

• dipoplia