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monocular

/mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

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Canada/məˈnɑkjələɹ/

monocular adjective: having one eye.

Adjective

monocular (not comparable)

  1. Having one eye.
    • ...one of his sparks alighted upon my eye and destroyed it making me a monocular ape;1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar...
  2. Related to a monocle.
    • 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.1906, Amelia Barr, The Man Between
  3. Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.

Noun

monocular (plural monoculars)

  1. (rare) A monocle.
    • The moony monocular set in his eye / Appeared to be scanning the Sweet Bye-and-Bye.1911, Ambrose Bierce, “lord”, in The Devil’s Dictionary, New York, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.: The Neale Publishing Company, →OCLC
  2. (retronym) A monocular telescope, as opposed to binoculars.
    • 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.2010, Duane R. Geruschat, Audrey J. Smith, “Low Vision for Orientation and Mobility”, in Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, 3rd edition, volumes 1: History and Theory, New York: American...

monocular meaning in Tamil and Urdu

monocular in Tamil

ஒரு விழியர், ஒற்றைக்கண், ஒற்றைக்கண்ணர், ஒற்றைக்கண்ணாடி

monocular in Urdu

یک چشمہ

Forms of monocular

pluralmonoculars

Origin of monocular

From mono- + ocular.

Words formed from monocular

Phrases with monocular

Questions about monocular

What does monocular mean?
Monocular means having one eye.
What is monocular in Tamil?
Monocular in Tamil is ஒரு விழியர், ஒற்றைக்கண், ஒற்றைக்கண்ணர். See Monocular meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monocular?
Monocular can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce monocular?
Monocular is pronounced /məˈnɑkjələɹ/ (Canada).

Words near monocular in the dictionary

  1. monocryptal
  2. monocrystal
  3. monocrystalline
  4. monocrystals
  5. monoctanoin
  6. monocular
  7. monocular O
  8. monocular Os
  9. monocularity
  10. monocularly
  11. monoculars

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