binoculars
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binoculars
- /bɪˈnɒk.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z/ UK
- /bəˈnɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)z/ UK
- /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/ US
- /bəˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/ US
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Abbreviation of "binocular glass".
noun binocular
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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 binocul
Similar: binocs, binos, field glasses, opera glasses, spyglass
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: opera glasses, field glasses, telescope, specs, twin, vision, icon, twins, cufflinks, glasses, telescopes, porro-prism binoculars, roof-prism binoculars, spyglasses, binocs, binos
Translations
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noun hand-held device for looking at a distance
| Español | prismáticos, binoculares, gemelos, anteojos prismáticos, gemelos prismáticos, largavista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쌍안경 ssang'an'gyeong |
| 日本語 | 双眼鏡 sōgankyō |
| 中文 | 望遠鏡 /望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng, 雙筒望遠鏡 /双筒望远镜 shuāngtǒng wàngyuǎnjìng |
| हिन्दी | दूरबीन dūrbīn |
| Português | binóculo, binóculos |
| Français | jumelles, jumelle |
| Deutsch | Fernglas, Feldstecher |
| Italiano | binocolo |
| Ελληνικά | διόπτρες dióptres, κιάλια kiália |
| Română | binoclu |
| Русский | бино́кль binóklʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ống nhòm, ống ngắm, con mắt xa |
| العربية | مِنْظَار minẓār |
| עברית | מִשְׁקֶפֶת mishkefet |
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@misc{binoculars_2026,
title = {binoculars},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/binoculars},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
