binoculars en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈnɒk.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z/ (UK)
- /bəˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/ (US)
- /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /bəˈnɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)z/ (UK)
Etymology
Abbreviation of "binocular glass".
Meanings
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(plural, plural-normally) 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 binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| binocular | Number=Sing | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scissor binoculars · trench binoculars · trinoculars · Galilean binoculars · pair of binoculars · digibin
Relateds
Synonyms
binos · binocs · opera glasses · field glasses · spyglass
Translations (130)
id teropong (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · hi दूरबीन (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · gl prismáticos (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · fr jumelle (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sl daljnogled (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · es prismáticos (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · my မှန်ပြောင်း (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · yai дурбен (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · pl lorneta (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · be біно́кль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · cs dalekohled (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · nn kikkert (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sk ďalekohľad (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ba бинокль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ur دُوربِین (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · he מִשְׁקֶפֶת (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · fr jumelles (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · es gemelos (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · th กล้องสองตา (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · lt binoklis (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · is kíkir (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · mi karu whakatata (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · es gemelos prismáticos (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tl duhansipat (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · da kikkert (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · crh dürbin (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · kk бинокль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · kmr dûrbîn (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh дурбин (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tk binokl (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · nb kikkert (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · lv binoklis (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · uz binokl (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · br gevellunedenn (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tl largabista (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh durbin (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ms keker (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · fi kiikari (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tk dürbi (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · hy հեռադիտակ (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · cy sbenglas (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · mk двоглед (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · lv tālskatis (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · es binoculares (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ka ბინოკლი (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · th กล้องสนาม (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ru бино́кль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sv kikare (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh dalekozor (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · eo binoklo (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · nn kikert (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · pt binóculos (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ja 双眼鏡 (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · mn дуран (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · vo fagiologöm (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · et binoklid (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · is sjónauki (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · bua дурам (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tr dürbün (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ckb دووربین (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ky дүрбү (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · az binokl (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · pt binóculo (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ko 쌍안경 (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh dogled (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ug دۇربۇن (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tt бинокль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh далекозор (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ar مِنْظَار (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · lo ກ້ອງສ່ອງ (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · et binokkel (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · os бинокль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · es anteojos prismáticos (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh dvogled (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tsg talumpung (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · bn দূরবিন (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · nrf longues-veues (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sq dylbi (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · hu messzelátó (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · bo རྒྱང་ཤེལ (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh dalekogled (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · de Fernglas (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tr bakaç (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · fa-ira دورْبین (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ht longvi (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · fo kikari (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh далекоглед (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · nl verrekijker (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ky бинокль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · io bilorno (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · cy ysbienddrych (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · mh baiklaaj (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · bg бино́къл (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh двоглед (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · vi ống nhòm (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · km យឹតយឺត (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · cmn 雙筒望遠鏡 /双筒望远镜 (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · el διόπτρες (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · hu látcső (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ms teropong (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ca binocles (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · az durbin (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · hu távcső (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · gl binóculos (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · om naaduraa (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · mt tromba (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ga déshúiligh (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ka დურბინდი (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · km កែវយឹត (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · tg дурбин (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · cmn 望遠鏡 /望远镜 (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · vi con mắt xa (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · os кӕсӕнцӕст (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · fa-ira دوچِشْمی (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · it binocolo (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · es largavista (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ckb دووچاوی (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ga gloiní (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · af verkyker (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · vi ống ngắm (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · pl lornetka (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · sh доглед (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · uk біно́кль (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · el κιάλια (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · ro binoclu (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · eu prismatikoak (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · lo ກ້ອງ (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · kk дүрбі (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · uz durbin (hand-held device for looking at a distance) · de Feldstecher (hand-held device for looking at a distance)