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monocular en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈnɑkjələɹ/ (Canada)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ocular English monocular From mono- + ocular.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) 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 edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC:
2. (not-comparable) 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. (not-comparable) Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.

Deriveds

monocularly · monocular O

Translations (2)

ko 애꾸 (having one eye) · ga leathshúileach (having one eye)

monocular en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈnɑkjələɹ/ (Canada)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ocular English monocular From mono- + ocular.

Meanings

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 Foundation for the Blind, page 75:

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