monocle
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mon·o·cle
(mŏn′ə-kəl)n.
An eyeglass for one eye.
[French, from Late Latin monoculus, having one eye : Greek mono-, mono- + Latin oculus, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
mon′o·cled (-kəld) adj.
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monocle
(ˈmɒnəkəl)n
(Medicine) a lens for correcting defective vision of one eye, held in position by the facial muscles
[C19: from French, from Late Latin monoculus one-eyed, from mono- + oculus eye]
ˈmonocled adj
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mon•o•cle
(ˈmɒn ə kəl)n.
an eyeglass for one eye.
[1855–60; < French, n. use of adj.: one-eyed < Medieval Latin monoculus= Greek mon- mon- + Latin oculus eye, partial translation of Greek monóphthalmos]
mon′o•cled, adj.
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Noun | 1. | monocle - lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images |
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مونوكْل: نَظّارَه بِعَيْنٍ واحِدَه
monokl
monokel
monokli
einglyrni
monoklis
monoklis
monokel
monokltekgözlük
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monocle
n → Monokel nt
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monocle
(ˈmonəkl) noun a lens or eyeglass for one eye only.
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