Akkommodation
accommodation (focusing adjustment of the eye lens)
noun ah-kom-oh-daht-TSEE-on Rare
Origin: from Latin accommodatio (adjustment)
Also means
accommodation (lodging; general adjustment)
Usage Note
Akkommodation in ophthalmology means the eye's ability to change focus by adjusting lens curvature. Akkommodationsstörung (accommodation disorder) is a common complaint in screen-heavy workplaces; distinct from the travel or housing sense.
Examples
"Mit zunehmendem Alter nimmt die Fähigkeit zur Akkommodation ab."
Natural Translation
With increasing age, the ability for accommodation decreases.
Literal Translation
With increasing age decreases the ability for accommodation.
Related Words
- Anosmie anosmia, loss of smell
- Blick look
- Bogengang semicircular canal (inner ear)
- Brennen burning sensation
- Dunkeladaptation dark adaptation (eye adjustment from light to darkness)
- Dämmerungssehen twilight vision, scotopic vision
- Eigengeruch body odour; characteristic personal scent
- Farbenblindheit colour blindness
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