binoculars
UK/bɪˈnɒk.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z//(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/
binoculars noun: 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.
Noun
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.
- 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...1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind
- Synonyms:
- binocs, binos, field glasses, opera glasses, spyglass
binoculars meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
binoculars in Hindi
- hand-held device for looking at a distance
- दूरबीन dūrbīn
binoculars in Tamil
- இருவிழிக்கருவி
binoculars in Marathi
- दुर्बिणी, दुर्बीणी
binoculars in Urdu
- hand-held device for looking at a distance
- دُوربِین dūrbīn
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- binoculars in Bengali
- দূরবিন durbin
- binoculars in Telugu
- బైనాక్యులర్లు, బైనాక్యులార్స్, బైనాక్యులర్
- binoculars in Malayalam
- ബൈനോക്കുലറുകൾ, ബൈനോക്കുളറുകൾ, ബൈനോക്കുലർസ്
- binoculars in Kannada
- ಇಕ್ಕಂಗೊಳವೆ, ದುರ್ಬೀನು, ದೂರದರ್ಶಕ
- binoculars in Punjabi
- ਬਾਈਨੋਕੂਲਰ
- binoculars in Gujarati
- દૂરબીન dūrbīn
- binoculars in Odia
- ବାଇନୋକୁଲାର
- binoculars in Nepali
- बाइनोकुलरहरू, बाइनोक्युलरहरू
- binoculars in Tagalog
- duhansipat, largabista
- binoculars in Arabic
- مِنْظَار minẓār
- binoculars in Malay
- teropong, keker
- binoculars in Indonesian
- teropong
- binoculars in Thai
- กล้องสองตา glɔ̂ng-sɔ̌ɔng-dtaa, กล้องสนาม glɔ̂ng-sà-nǎam
- binoculars in Vietnamese
- ống nhòm, ống ngắm, con mắt xa
- binoculars in Myanmar
- မှန်ပြောင်း hmanpraung:
Synonyms of binoculars
Forms of binoculars
| singular | binocular |
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Origin of binoculars
Abbreviation of "binocular glass".
Words formed from binoculars
Phrases with binoculars
Questions about binoculars
- What does binoculars mean?
- Binoculars means 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.
- What is binoculars in Hindi?
- Binoculars in Hindi is दूरबीन (dūrbīn). See Binoculars meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is binoculars?
- Binoculars is a noun.
- How do you pronounce binoculars?
- Binoculars is pronounced /bɪˈnɒk.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z/ (UK).
Words near binoculars in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: binoculars (page history and authors); binoculars (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); binoculars (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); binoculars (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); binoculars (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); binoculars (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); binoculars (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); દૂરબીન (Gujarati) (page history and authors); binoculars (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); binoculars (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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