Emmet | n. [ OE. emete, amete, AS. æmete. See Ant. ] (Zoöl.) An ant. [ chiefly dialect ] [ 1913 Webster ] Emmet hunter (Zoöl.), the wryneck{ 3 }, a type of bird related to the woodpeckers. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Emmetropia | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`mmetros in measure, proportioned, suitable ('en in + me`tron measure) + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye. ] (Med.) That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, and astigmatism. [ 1913 Webster ] |