Eye-Q
Eye-Q noun: a score measuring knowledge about eyes or vision.
Noun (1)
Eye-Q (uncountable)
- A score measuring knowledge about eyes or vision.
- WHAT’S YOUR EYE-Q? Here are some odd facts about eyes. Try matching the statements in the column on the left with the words appearing in the column on the right. Then check your Eye-Q with the correct answers on page 20.1949, Visual Digest, volume 14, number 5, page 18
- 5 eye-opening facts about your vision! Next month is National Eye-Care Month, so here’s an opportunity to improve your Eye-Q with a fun true-false quiz that will correct common misconceptions.1996 January 9, Weekly World News, page 40
- A score measuring visual ability.
- Test yourself on how acutely you observe the little things about everyday items. If you can answer correctly all eight questions below, you have earned a “genius” rating for taking notice. Six right means your Eye-Q is definitely superior. 1. You ought to know what the Great Seal of the United...1982, More Tests and Teasers, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, published 1983, →ISBN, page 110
- HOW'S YOUR "EYE-Q?" Your "Eye-Q"--the ability to see beyond the obvious--may be very important in promoting safety by eliminating poor housekeeping as a factor in accidents.1986, Safety Talks, pages 6–7
Noun (2) capitalized: eye-Q
eye-Q (uncountable)
- Alternative form of Eye-Q.
- Pattern puzzle—24 Shamokin patterns are in this picture. Test your “eye-Q”’ and spot ’em.1951 October, Seventeen, volume 10
- what’s your eye-Q? / Q Can make-up really change the appearance of eyes that are too small, pale and inconspicuous, popping, or too close together?1956 June, Photoplay, volume 49, number 6, page 70
Examples of Eye-Q in a sentence
- To determine how high your Eye-Q is, answer the following questions about glaucoma.1997, Linda Michelle Ross, editor, Ophthalmic Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Information about Glaucoma, Cataracts, Macular Degeneration...
- Six right means your Eye-Q is definitely superior. 1.1982, More Tests and Teasers, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, published 1983, →ISBN, page 110:
- TEST YOUR MIND’S EYE-Q! […] Here’s another Puzzicle that tests what might be called your Eye-Q.1988, Alan Robbins, Puzzicles, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, cover and page 86:
Forms of Eye-Q
| alternative form | eye-Q |
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| alternative form | Eye Q |
Origin of Eye-Q
Blend of eye + IQ.
Questions about Eye-Q
- What does Eye-Q mean?
- Eye-Q means a score measuring knowledge about eyes or vision.
- How do you use Eye-Q in a sentence?
- To determine how high your Eye-Q is, answer the following questions about glaucoma.
- What part of speech is Eye-Q?
- Eye-Q is a noun.
Words near Eye-Q in the dictionary
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