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binocular

  • /bɪˈnɔkjʊlə/ UK
  • /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚ/ US
  • /bəˈnɑ.kjə.lɚ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French binoculaire.

adjective

  1. not comparable Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance. a binocular microscope or telescope

noun binoculars

  1. attributive Attributive form of binoculars
  2. A pair of binoculars. 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 binocul
  3. dated Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.

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adj using two eyes or viewpoints

Portuguêsbinocular
Françaisbinoculaire
Deutschbeidäugig, binokular
Italianobinoculare
Русскийбинокуля́рный binokuljárnyj

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"binocular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/binocular. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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BibTeX
@misc{binocular_2026,
  title = {binocular},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/binocular},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}