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archaic
: observation sense 1
Examples of eyesight in a Sentence
He wears glasses because his eyesight is not good.
the keen eyesight of a bird of prey
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Turn on Warmth Schedule The Warmth Schedule is a feature that will help reduce the amount of blue light emitting from your device to make reading more healthy for your eyesight.
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Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2023
Family-friendly Offerings Parents can breathe a sigh of relief: the White Elephant is within eyesight of a shallow beach with lifeguards.
—Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
The findings may help researchers develop better sensory feedback techniques for devices that need to fine-tune performance without eyesight or camera feeds, such as robotic limbs and self-driving cars.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
Monet’s deteriorating eyesight informed his later work, which would eventually influence more abstract styles of painting.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
This is because his eyesight and hearing and sense of smell are much better than yours.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
Having a faster reaction time is correlated with having better eyesight and being younger in age.
—Aisha Counts, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
In general, when viewing from a dark, moonless site, most people with normal eyesight will see stars down to magnitude 6.0.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023
Or what if getting the match doesn’t rely solely on eyesight — does a certain kind of speckling feel different to the animal than, say, stripes?
—Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 28 June 2023
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Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2023
Family-friendly Offerings Parents can breathe a sigh of relief: the White Elephant is within eyesight of a shallow beach with lifeguards.
—Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
The findings may help researchers develop better sensory feedback techniques for devices that need to fine-tune performance without eyesight or camera feeds, such as robotic limbs and self-driving cars.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
Monet’s deteriorating eyesight informed his later work, which would eventually influence more abstract styles of painting.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
This is because his eyesight and hearing and sense of smell are much better than yours.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
Having a faster reaction time is correlated with having better eyesight and being younger in age.
—Aisha Counts, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
In general, when viewing from a dark, moonless site, most people with normal eyesight will see stars down to magnitude 6.0.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023
Or what if getting the match doesn’t rely solely on eyesight — does a certain kind of speckling feel different to the animal than, say, stripes?
—Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 28 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of eyesight was
in the 13th century
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“Eyesight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesight. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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Kids Definition
eyesight
noun
eye·sight
ˈī-ˌsīt 
: sight entry 1 sense 3, vision
keen eyesight
Medical Definition
eyesight
noun
eye·sight
ˈī-ˌsīt
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