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VISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
Example:
imagination reveals what the world could be
Synonyms:
imagination; imaginativeness; vision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vision" is a kind of...):
creative thinking; creativeness; creativity (the ability to create)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vision"):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
fancy (imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination)
fantasy; phantasy (imagination unrestricted by reality)
dream; dreaming (imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake)
imaginary being; imaginary creature (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The ability to see; the visual faculty
Synonyms:
sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vision" is a kind of...):
modality; sense modality; sensory system (a particular sense)
exteroception (sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)
Domain member category:
visual system (the sensory system for vision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vision"):
peripheral vision (vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina)
daylight vision; photopic vision (normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived)
night-sight; night vision; scotopic vision; twilight vision (the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight))
near vision (vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer)
monocular vision (vision with only one eye)
eyesight; seeing; sightedness (normal use of the faculty of vision)
distance vision (vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer)
chromatic vision; color vision; trichromacy (the normal ability to see colors)
central vision (vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field)
binocular vision (vision involving the use of both eyes)
acuity; sharp-sightedness; visual acuity (sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart))
achromatic vision (vision using the rods)
stigmatism (normal eyesight)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The perceptual experience of seeing
Example:
he had a visual sensation of intense light
Synonyms:
vision; visual sensation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vision" is a kind of...):
aesthesis; esthesis; sensation; sense datum; sense experience; sense impression (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A vivid mental image
Example:
he had a vision of his own death
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vision" is a kind of...):
imagery; imagination; imaging; mental imagery (the ability to form mental images of things or events)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vision"):
prevision (a prophetic vision (as in a dream))
retrovision (a vision of events in the distant past)
Derivation:
visionary (not practical or realizable; speculative)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
Example:
he had a vision of the Virgin Mary
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vision" is a kind of...):
experience (an event as apprehended)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb vision
Context examples:
AMD is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness among people age 65 and older.
(No evidence that calcium increases risk of age-related macular degeneration, National Institutes of Health)
This blocks vision in the center of the eye and can cause problems with activities such as reading and driving.
(Age-related macular degeneration, NCI Dictionary)
This month, you might want to quietly start to develop your case for a raise with examples of your good judgment and vision for the company’s future.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Inflammation in the brain can lead to problems such as vision loss, weakness and paralysis.
(Brain Diseases, NIH)
A very rare syndrome characterized by eye abnormalities that lead to vision impairment.
(Cogan-Reese Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
I suppose the whole thing is not a vision and a touch of nerves?
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The visions of romance were over.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
“It was the vision of the Lady Tiphaine,” said Sir Nigel, after a pause.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Symptoms of pineal germinomas include headaches, changes in vision, nausea, and vomiting.
(Pineal germinoma, NCI Dictionary)
Nor were these my only visions.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
