"eyeglass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪˌɡlæs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-eyeglass.wav Forms: eyeglasses [plural]
Etymology: From eye + glass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eye|glass}} eye + glass Head templates: {{en-noun}} eyeglass (plural eyeglasses)
  1. An artificial lens, especially one of a pair. Translations (a lens, especially one of a pair): леща (lešta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), عینەک ('înek) (Central Kurdish), چاوێلکە (çawêlke) (Central Kurdish), okulvitro (Ido), okulalo (Ido), spéacla [masculine] (Irish), ли́нза (línza) [feminine] (Russian), aiglas (Tok Pisin)
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-canG5yHx Disambiguation of 'a lens, especially one of a pair': 78 4 0 19 0
  2. A monocle. Categories (topical): Eyewear Translations (a monocle): монокъл (monokǎl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), monocle [masculine] (French), Augenglas [neuter] (German), monoklo (Ido), spéacla [masculine] (Irish), моно́кль (monóklʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-ux9oo1RQ Disambiguation of Eyewear: 1 46 1 6 48 Disambiguation of 'a monocle': 1 81 0 1 17
  3. An eyepiece.
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-4SLVqwh6
  4. (obsolete) The lens of the eye. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-soNsBYtc
  5. attributive form of eyeglasses Tags: attributive, form-of Form of: eyeglasses Categories (topical): Eyewear
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-utTF7KvD Disambiguation of Eyewear: 1 46 1 6 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tok Pisin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 8 8 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 9 9 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 15 8 8 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 6 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 16 6 6 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 2 1 1 1 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 6 6 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 7 7 7 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 5 5 5 5 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 14 5 5 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 6 6 6 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Tok Pisin translations: 3 3 3 3 87

Inflected forms

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