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monocular

[ muh-nok-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. having only one eye.
  2. of, relating to, or for the use of only one eye:

    a monocular microscope.



noun

  1. a monocular instrument or device.

monocular

/ ɒˈɒʊə /

adjective

  1. having to do with or using only one eye
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a device for use with one eye, such as a field glass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԴdzܱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Դdzu·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of monocular1

1630–40; < Late Latin monocul ( us ) one-eyed ( monocle ) + -ar 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of monocular1

C17: from Late Latin monoculus one-eyed
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Example Sentences

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Though Duong feels the tumor shrinking and the size of his eye has receded, he still has monocular vision.

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Dolphins can use binocular or monocular vision but typically use monocular, giving them a whopping two hundred degree vista from each eye compared to primates’ limited field of view, using our two forward-facing eyes, of around ninety degrees to each side of the midline, sixty below the point of focus, and fifty above.

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Roske pulled up near the home in a taxi shortly after 1 a.m. on June 8 carrying a suitcase with a gun and ammunition; a tactical chest rig with pepper spray and a knife; a flashlight; a laser; a thermal monocular and other burglary tools, according to court papers.

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Lynch, the study’s first author, is separately developing portable monocular technology for a device that could be used in physicians’ offices.

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Lynch is an assistant professor at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and a lead researcher in a study that used what is called a portable monocular pupillometer for testing one eye at a time to measure how the pupils change in the presence of light.

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