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Astigmatism Pronunciation
Astigmatism is pronounced uh-STIG-muh-ti-zuhm, IPA /əˈstɪgməˌtɪzəm/.
uh-STIG-muh-ti-zuhm
US /əˈstɪgməˌtɪzəm/ · UK /əˈstɪgməˌtɪzəm/
Syllables: uh · STIG · muh · ti · zuhm (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A fault in the shape of the eye that blurs vision at certain angles.
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Astigmatism in a Sentence
- The optician found a slight astigmatism in the left eye.
- Astigmatism is corrected with a cylindrical lens.
- He has worn glasses for astigmatism since school.
Common Mispronunciations of Astigmatism
Not a-stig-MA-ti-zuhm
Settle the beat on STIG, the second syllable, and run the rest off lightly. The adjective astigmatic does move it to the third.
Not uh-STIG-muh-tism
The ism at the end is two beats, ti-zuhm, with a z in the middle. Treating it as one squeezes the word short.
Tip: Five syllables, uh-STIG-muh-ti-zuhm. The a at the front is the Greek prefix for without, as it is in asymmetry.
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