cyclops
/ˈsaɪˌklɒps/US/ˈsaɪˌklɑps/
cyclops noun: a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
Noun (1)
cyclops (plural cyclops or cyclopes or cyclopses)
- A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
- A one-eyed creature of any species.
- Look at just about any vertebrate and you’ll see two eyes looking back at you. Falcons circling overhead have two eyes, just like hammerhead sharks roving through the ocean. Scientists have long puzzled over how the vertebrate eye first evolved. A pair of new studies suggest a strange beginning...2026 February 23, Carl Zimmer, “The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One. Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean...
- A person with only one working eye.
- Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
- A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date.
Noun (2) capitalized: Cyclops
Cyclops (plural Cyclops or Cyclopes or Cyclopses)
- Alternative letter-case form of cyclops
- The Cyclopses thus initially assume that Polyphemus's suffering has been intentionally inflicted by some hostile figure.1993, Mette Hjort, The Strategy of Letters, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 2
- The Cyclops blinked. "When had that happened?" I shouted to the elephant the words B'raen meeloh aka, which are powerful Elvish words of command.2013 April 3, Jeffrey Getzin, A Lesson for the Cyclops, Jeffrey Getzin
Proper noun capitalized: Cyclops
Cyclops
- Polyphemus, a cyclops character from Homer's Odyssey.
- What was the consequence of killing Cyclops?1875, Royal Robbins, Outlines of Ancient & Modern History on a New Plan ..., page 15
- Equally effective is the blinding of Cyclops by Odysseus's men , who run up the inclined surface of the platform to thrust a long makeshift spear into a vividly projected eyeball.1987, Theatre Design & Technology: Journal of the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology
cyclops meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
cyclops in Marathi
- giant of mythology
- साय्क्लॉप्स sāyklŏpsa
cyclops in Urdu
- سائکلوپس, سائکلپس, سائکلاپس
cyclops in Bengali
- সাইক্লপস, সাইক্লোপস
cyclops in Telugu
- సైక్లోప్స్, సైక్లాప్స్
More languagesFewer languages
- cyclops in Malayalam
- സൈക്ലോപ്പുകൾ, സൈക്ലോപ്സ്, സൈക്ലോപ്പ്സ്
- cyclops in Kannada
- ಸೈಕ್ಲೋಪ್ಸ್, ಸೈಕ್ಲೋಪ್ಗಳು, ಸೈಕ್ಲಾಪ್ಗಳು
- cyclops in Punjabi
- ਸਾਈਕਲੋਪਸ, ਸਾਇਕਲੋਪਸ
- cyclops in Gujarati
- સાયક્લોપ્સ, સાઇક્લોપ્સ, સાઈક્લોપ્સ
- cyclops in Odia
- ସାଇକ୍ଲୋପ୍ସ, ସାଇକ୍ଲୋପ୍ସ୍
- cyclops in Nepali
- साइक्लोप्स, साइक्लोपहरू, साइक्लपहरू
- cyclops in Arabic
- سَايْكْلُوب sayklub
Forms of cyclops
| plural | cyclops |
|---|---|
| plural | cyclopes |
| plural | cyclopses |
| alternative form | Cyclops |
| alternative form | Kyklops |
| plural | Cyclops |
| plural | Cyclopes |
| plural | Cyclopses |
Origin of cyclops
Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops ['round eyes']”). The sense for copepods is a semantic loan from translingual Cyclops.
Words formed from cyclops
Questions about cyclops
- What does cyclops mean?
- Cyclops means a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
- What is cyclops in Marathi?
- Cyclops in Marathi is साय्क्लॉप्स (sāyklŏpsa). See Cyclops meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is cyclops?
- Cyclops can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cyclops?
- Cyclops is pronounced /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ (US).
- What is the plural of cyclops?
- The plural of cyclops is cyclops.
Words near cyclops in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cyclops (page history and authors); Cyclops (page history and authors); cyclops (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyclops (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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