monocular

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ ocular.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /məˈnɑkjələɹ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/, /ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

monocular (not comparable)

1. Having one eye.
   • 1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC:

     ...one of his sparks alighted upon my eye and destroyed it making me a monocular ape;

2. Related to a monocle.
   • 1906, Amelia Barr, The Man Between:

     You are not such a foolish woman as to like to be seen with Fred Mostyn, that little monocular snob, after the aristocratic, handsome Basil Stanhope.

4. Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.

Derived terms

• monocular O

Translations

having one eye

• Korean: 애꾸 (aekku)

Noun

monocular (plural monoculars)

1. (rare) A monocle.
   • 1911, Ambrose Bierce, “lord”, in The Devil’s Dictionary, New York, N.Y., Washington, D.C.: The Neale Publishing Company, →OCLC:

     The moony monocular set in his eye / Appeared to be scanning the Sweet Bye-and-Bye.

2. (retronym) A monocular telescope, as opposed to binoculars.
   • 2010, Duane R. Geruschat, Audrey J. Smith, “Low Vision for Orientation and Mobility”, in Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, 3rd edition, volumes 1: History and Theory, New York: American Foundation for the Blind, page 75:

     Monoculars are designed to fit discreetly in the hand, improving their cosmetic appearance. Most monoculars sold today have one primary optical difference from binoculars: the ability to focus at close range. These are known as short-focus telescopes.

Anagrams

• colour man, colourman

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French monoculaire.

Adjective

monocular m or n (feminine singular monoculară, masculine plural monoculari, feminine and neuter plural monoculare)

1. monocular

Declension

Declension of monocular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	monocular		monoculară	monoculari	monoculare
	definite	monocularul		monoculara	monocularii	monocularele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	monocular		monoculare	monoculari	monoculare
	definite	monocularului		monocularei	monocularilor	monocularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monokuˈlaɾ/ [mo.no.kuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mo‧no‧cu‧lar

Adjective

monocular m or f (masculine and feminine plural monoculares)

1. monocular

Further reading

• “monocular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014