binocular

[ buh-nok-yuh-ler, bahy- ]

/ bəˈnɒk yə lər, baɪ- /

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noun

Usually binoculars. Also called pair of binoculars, prism binoculars. an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image.

adjective

involving both eyes: binocular vision.

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Origin of binocular

First recorded in 1705–15; bin- + ocular

OTHER WORDS FROM binocular

bin·oc·u·lar·i·ty, nounbin·oc·u·lar·ly, adverb

Words nearby binocular

bin liner, binman, binnacle, Binnig, binocle, binocular, binocular disparity, binocular rivalry, binoculars, binocular vision, binomial

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How to use binocular in a sentence

Incidentally, because it is close to the sun, please don’t use binoculars or a telescope to look directly at the sun.
Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in February|Blaine P. Friedlander Jr.|January 30, 2021|Washington Post
His bodyguard, up in the stands, considered reaching for the pistol in his binocular case.
Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Has Passed Away, But His Home Run Record Remains a Lesson in Courage and Commitment|Sean Gregory|January 22, 2021|Time
People can pay homage to Galileo by observing this conjunction with a pair of binoculars, if not a telescope.
Jupiter and Saturn ‘great conjunction’ awes world. Here’s how to see it|rhhackettfortune|December 22, 2020|Fortune
My companions scanned the treetops with binoculars and a thermal-imaging monocular.
On a cool night in Malaysia, scientists track mysterious colugos across the treetops|Yao-Hua Law|November 20, 2020|Science News

Bank fishing is a lot like jump-shooting waterfowl in that you can use binoculars and you can see the ripples or a pod of fish in the water.
Don’t have a boat? Try bowfishing.|By Natalie Krebs/Outdoor Life|November 3, 2020|Popular-Science
One of the officers instantly went to the top with his binocular, bringing it to bear on a small, far distant speck on the ocean.
Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser|Walter Fenton Mott
But no sign of the Polynesia 55 was discovered through the powerful binocular glasses with which Captain Bergen swept the horizon.
Adrift on the Pacific|Edward S. Ellis
Then getting out a powerful binocular I rode up to a point whence I knew I could command a considerable sweep.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
This identity presupposes the habit of binocular fusion; but convergent squint arises, as a rule, before this habit is acquired.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
Examination with the stereoscope showed no normal binocular fusion even during normal position of the eyes.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger

British Dictionary definitions for binocular

binocular

/ (bɪˈnɒkjʊlə, baɪ-) /

adjective

involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyesbinocular vision

Word Origin for binocular

C18: from bi- 1 + Latin oculus eye

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Scientific definitions for binocular

binocular

[ bə-nŏk′yə-lər ]

Adjective

Relating to or involving both eyes at once, as in binocular vision.

Noun

An optical device, such as a pair of field glasses, consisting of two small telescopes, designed for use by both eyes at once. Often used in the plural as binoculars.

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Origin of binocular

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