How to Read Your Eyeglass Prescription. So youâve been handed a piece of paper by your optometrist or ophthalmologist with your eyeglass or contact lens prescription. Perhaps youâve been given these pieces of paper for many years. Itâs full of mysterious abbreviations, terms and numbers, and youâre curiousâ¦. Just what does it all mean? Understanding your eyeglass prescription takes a bit of work, but it can be interesting stuff. Many people are intrigued about what the magic formula their eye doctor has come up with actually says about their eyes.
The female counterpart to a bull is a cow, while a male of the species which has been castrated is a steer, ox or bullock, although in North America this last term refers to a young bull, and in Australia to a draught animal.Usage of these terms varies considerably with area and dialect.he female counterpart to a bull is a cow, while a male of the species which has been castrated is a steer, ox or bullock, although in North America this last term refers to a young bull, and in Australia to a draught animal.
Though we typically refer to all cattle as cows, the term cow only applies to female cattle who are older than 30 months or who have birthed calves. Heifers are females who have not yet calved, steers are castrated males, and bulls are intact, mature males.