monocular
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Canada) IPA(key): /məˈnɑkjələɹ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/, /ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]monocular (not comparable)
- Having one eye.
- 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:
- ...one of his sparks alighted upon my eye and destroyed it making me a monocular ape;
- Related to a monocle.
- 1906, Amelia Barr, The Man Between:
- 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.
- Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]having one eye
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Noun
[edit]monocular (plural monoculars)
- (rare) A monocle.
- 1911, Ambrose Bierce, “lord”, in The Devil’s Dictionary, New York, N.Y., Washington, D.C.: The Neale Publishing Company, →OCLC:
- The moony monocular set in his eye / Appeared to be scanning the Sweet Bye-and-Bye.
- (retronym) A monocular telescope, as opposed to binoculars.
- 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:
- 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.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French monoculaire.
Adjective
[edit]monocular m or n (feminine singular monoculară, masculine plural monoculari, feminine and neuter plural monoculare)
Declension
[edit]Declension of monocular
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | monocular | monoculară | monoculari | monoculare | ||
definite | monocularul | monoculara | monocularii | monocularele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | monocular | monoculare | monoculari | monoculare | ||
definite | monocularului | monocularei | monocularilor | monocularelor |
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]monocular m or f (masculine and feminine plural monoculares)
Further reading
[edit]- “monocular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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