"monocular" meaning in English

See monocular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /məˈnɑkjələɹ/ [Canada], /mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monocular.wav
Etymology: mono- + ocular Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|ocular}} mono- + ocular Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monocular (not comparable)
  1. Having one eye. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Eye, One Translations (having one eye): 애꾸 (aekku) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-monocular-en-adj-tsaQbE5P Disambiguation of Eye: 12 30 20 37 2 Disambiguation of One: 23 25 20 27 5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 11 29 17 25 18 Disambiguation of 'having one eye': 89 4 8
  2. Related to a monocle. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Eye, One
    Sense id: en-monocular-en-adj-Pw36kgR7 Disambiguation of Eye: 12 30 20 37 2 Disambiguation of One: 23 25 20 27 5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 11 29 17 25 18
  3. Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Eye, One
    Sense id: en-monocular-en-adj-en:one_eye_at_a_time Disambiguation of Eye: 12 30 20 37 2 Disambiguation of One: 23 25 20 27 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mono-, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 16 53 7 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 13 66 5 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 11 29 17 25 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 12 19 45 13 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monocular O

Noun

IPA: /məˈnɑkjələɹ/ [Canada], /mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monocular.wav Forms: monoculars [plural]
Etymology: mono- + ocular Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|ocular}} mono- + ocular Head templates: {{en-noun}} monocular (plural monoculars)
  1. (rare) A monocle. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Eye, One
    Sense id: en-monocular-en-noun-ux9oo1RQ Disambiguation of Eye: 12 30 20 37 2 Disambiguation of One: 23 25 20 27 5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 11 29 17 25 18
  2. (retronym) A monocular telescope, as opposed to binoculars. Tags: retronym
    Sense id: en-monocular-en-noun-RwWIB8Wc Categories (other): English retronyms, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 11 29 17 25 18

Inflected forms

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