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binoculars - 3 dictionary results

bin⋅oc⋅u⋅lar

[buh-nok-yuh-ler, bahy-]
–noun
1. Usually, binoculars. Also called pair of binoculars, prism binoculars. an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image.
–adjective
2. involving both eyes: binocular vision.

Origin:
1705–15; bin- + ocular


bin⋅oc⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅ty, noun
bin⋅oc⋅u⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
bin·oc·u·lar   (bə-nŏk'yə-lər, bī-)   


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adj.  
  1. Relating to, used by, or involving both eyes at the same time: binocular vision.
  2. Having two eyes arranged to produce stereoscopic vision.
n.  An optical device, such as a pair of field glasses or opera glasses, designed for simultaneous use by both eyes and consisting of two small telescopes joined with a single focusing device. Often used in the plural.
bin·oc'u·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n., bin·oc'u·lar·ly adv.
binocular   (bə-nŏk'yə-lər)  Pronunciation Key 


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Adjective   Relating to or involving both eyes at once, as in binocular vision.

Noun   An optical device, such as a pair of field glasses, consisting of two small telescopes, designed for use by both eyes at once. Often used in the plural as binoculars.
Language Translation for : binoculars
Spanish: prismáticos,
German: das Fernglas,
Japanese: 双眼鏡
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