eyeglass

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eye·glass (

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a. eyeglasses Glasses for the eyes.

b. A single lens in a pair of glasses; a monocle.

2. See eyepiece.

3. See eyecup.

eyeglass [ˈaɪˌglɑːs]

1. (Medicine) a lens for aiding or correcting defective vision, esp a monocle

2. (Physics / General Physics) another word for eyepiece

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Noun

eyeglass - lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles

monocle

lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

Translations

eyeglass [ˈaɪglɑːs] N → lente m or f; (worn in the eye) → monóculo m eyeglasses (esp US) → gafas fpl (Sp), lentes mpl or fpl (LAm)

eyeglass [ˈaɪˌglɑs] n → monocolo

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