monocular

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English

Etymology

mono- +‎ ocular

Pronunciation

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Adjective

monocular (not comparable)

  1. Having one eye.
    • 1888, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
      ...one of his sparks alighted upon my eye and destroyed it making me a monocular ape;
  2. Related to a monocle.
    • 1906, Amelia Barr, The Man Between
      You are not such a foolish woman as to like to be seen with Fred Mostyn, that little monocular snob, after the aristocratic, handsome Basil Stanhope.
  4. Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.

Translations

Noun

monocular (plural monoculars)

  1. (rare) A monocle.
    • 1906, Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
      The moony monocular set in his eye / Appeared to be scanning the Sweet Bye-and-Bye.
  2. (retronym) A monocular telescope, as opposed to binoculars.
    • 2010, Duane R. Geruschat, Audrey J. Smith, “Low Vision for Orientation and Mobility”, in Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, Third edition, volumes 1: History and Theory, New York: American Foundation for the Blind, page 75:
      Monoculars are designed to fit discreetly in the hand, improving their cosmetic appearance. Most monoculars sold today have one primary optical difference from binoculars: the ability to focus at close range. These are known as short-focus telescopes.

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