Eyeglass

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Glasses for the eyes.
  • n. A single lens in a pair of glasses; a monocle.
  • n. See eyepiece.
  • n. See eyecup.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a lens, especially one of a pair
  • n. a monocle
  • n. an eyepiece
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A lens of glass worn in front of the eye to assist vision; -- usually used in the plural, referring to a pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, and worn resting on the bridge of the nose, to improve the vision. A single eyeglass in a frame is called a monocle.
  • n. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
  • n. The retina.
  • n. A glass eyecup. See Eyecup.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A lens made of crown-glass or rock crystal, used to assist the sight by correcting defects of vision.
  • n. The eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, or similar instrument. See also field-glass.
  • n. In surgery, a glass for the application of a collyrium to the eye.
  • n. The lens of the eye.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lense    lens    lens system   
    Variant
    monocle    eyecup   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    monocle    pince-nez    nippers    lorgnette    lorgnon   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    spyglass   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    spat    eyeglasses    pince-nez    monocle    singular-looking