binocular
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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
- Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance. a binocular microscope or telescope
noun binoculars
- Attributive form of binoculars
- 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
- Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
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adj using two eyes or viewpoints
| Português | binocular |
|---|---|
| Français | binoculaire |
| Deutsch | beidäugig, binokular |
| Italiano | binoculare |
| Русский | бинокуля́рный binokuljárnyj |
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@misc{binocular_2026,
title = {binocular},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/binocular},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}