binoculars
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Abbreviation of "binocular glass".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
binoculars pl (normally plural, singular binocular)
- A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
- 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind[1]:
- He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
Usage notes[edit]
- A single device is called a pair of binoculars, and the plural "pairs of binoculars" is used for more than one device.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
hand-held device for looking at a distance
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See also[edit]
- binocular
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