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monocular.

Having one eye.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/məˈnɑkjələɹ/Canada/mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/UK
  1. Having one eye.

    not-comparable
  2. Related to a monocle.

    not-comparable
  3. Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ocular English monocular From mono- + ocular.

noun/məˈnɑkjələɹ/Canada/mənˈɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmɒnˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)/UK
  1. A monocle.

    rare
  2. A monocular telescope, as opposed to binoculars.

    retronym
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ocular English monocular From mono- + ocular.

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