monocular

1 of 2

adjective

mon·​oc·​u·​lar mä-ˈnä-kyə-lər How to pronounce monocular (audio)
mə-
1
: of, involving, or affecting a single eye
2
: suitable for use with only one eye
monocularly adverb

monocular

2 of 2

noun

: a monocular device

Examples of monocular in a Sentence

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Adjective
There was a small table that held their radios and a night-vision monocular. Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 In 2021, a battery-gobbling monocular with a tiny screen and not-very-good infrared optics cost half as much more as a widescreen 4K system does today. David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
Noun
Range fingers are specialized binoculars or monoculars. Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024 Ultimately, the fund went toward supplying musician-soldiers with drones, tourniquets, combat clothing, helmets, night-vision goggles, walkie-talkies, and monoculars. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for monocular 

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin monoculus having one eye

First Known Use

Adjective

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monocular was in 1640

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“Monocular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monocular. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

Medical Definition

monocular

adjective
mon·​oc·​u·​lar mä-ˈnäk-yə-lər, mə- How to pronounce monocular (audio)
1
: of, involving, or affecting a single eye
monocular vision
2
: suitable for use with only one eye
a monocular microscope
monocularly adverb

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