Meaning of EYEGLASS
| Pronunciation: | | 'I`glas
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| | Definition: | | [n] lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles |
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| | Synonyms: | | monocle |
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| | See Also: | | lens, lens system | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eye"glass`\, n.
1. A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used
singly or in pairs.
2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
3. The retina. [Poetic]
4. A glass eyecup. See {Eyecup}.
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| | Related Terms: | | achromatic lens, astigmatic lens, bifocals, blinkers, burning glass, camera, cheaters, coated lens, colored glasses, concave lens, concavo-convex lens, condenser, contact lens, convex lens, dark glasses, divided spectacles, eyeglasses, eyepiece, glass, glasses, goggles, granny glasses, hand lens, harlequin glasses, horn-rimmed glasses, lens, lorgnette, lorgnon, magnifier, magnifying glass, meniscus, mini-specs, monocle, nippers, object glass, objective, objective prism, ocular, pair of glasses, peepers, Polaroid glasses, prism, quizzing glass, reader, readers, reading glass, reading glasses, shades, specs, spectacles, sunglasses, sun-specs, telephoto lens, toric lens, trifocals, varifocal lens, zoom lens |
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