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Squint vs Heterophoria - What's the difference?

squint | heterophoria |

As nouns the difference between squint and heterophoria

is that squint is an expression in which the eyes are partly closed while heterophoria is (pathology) latent strabismus, which occurs only during dissociation of the left eye and right eye, whereby fusion of the eyes is absent.

As a verb squint

is (lb) to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

squint

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (lb) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
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  • *:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
  • (lb) To look or glance sideways.
  • (lb) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
  • To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
  • (lb) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
  • The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
  • He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint .
  • (senseid)A quick or sideways glance.
  • A short look.
  • * , Episode 12, The Cyclops
  • --And here she is, says Alf, that was giggling over the Police Gazette with Terry on the counter, in all her warpaint.
    --Give us a squint at her, says I.
  • A hagioscope.
  • (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
  • Anagrams

    * quints

    heterophoria

    English

    Noun

  • (pathology) Latent strabismus, which occurs only during dissociation of the left eye and right eye, whereby fusion of the eyes is absent.