twenty-twenty

English

Alternative forms

• 20/20

Etymology

From a method of testing vision by reading charts at a distance of 20 feet.

Adjective

twenty-twenty (not comparable)

1. Having normal visual acuity.
   • 1978, “Picture This”, in Debbie Harry (lyrics), Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:

     All I want is 20/20 vision / A total portrait with no omissions

Coordinate terms

• 6/6
• six-six

Derived terms

• twenty-twenty hindsight