Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or relating to one eye.
- adjective Of, relating to, or intended for use by only one eye.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having only one eye. Also
monoculate . - Of or referring to one eye or vision with one eye: suited or intended for the use of one eye only.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having only one eye; with one eye only.
- adjective Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
one eye . - adjective Related to a
monocle . - adjective Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.
- noun rare A
monocle .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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502 As has been noticed (vol.i. 333), the monocular is famed for mischief and men expect the mischief to come from his blinded eye.
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Aiding the sightseeing was a simple viewing device called a monocular—half of a set of binoculars.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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Aiding the sightseeing was a simple viewing device called a monocular—half of a set of binoculars.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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Aiding the sightseeing was a simple viewing device called a monocular—half of a set of binoculars.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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Aiding the sightseeing was a simple viewing device called a monocular—half of a set of binoculars.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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It’s about disinvesting in the monocular, which is why it’s “innovative” – read, threatening to the status quo because it reinvests in a society that can support radical difference between members.
Archive 2008-04-01 Lemon Hound 2008
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It’s about disinvesting in the monocular, which is why it’s “innovative” – read, threatening to the status quo because it reinvests in a society that can support radical difference between members.
Autoportraits: Conversation with Stacy Szymaszek Lemon Hound 2008
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The one-eyed have no depth perception, though André de Toth, director of one the first 3D movies, the 1953 House of Wax, was monocular, and he wasn't the only one-eyed director; Samuel Fuller, Nicholas Ray, Raoul Walsh and John Ford all sported eyepatches at one time or another – all of them pace the screamingly camp Johnny Guitar the sort of heavy-drinking he-men you don't often see coming out of film schools these days.
Anne Billson – Cutter's Way and the great tradition of the film eyepatch 2011
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I wouldn't put it past the monocular bed-wetter and his minions - if they think it'll keep their grubby paws on power, they'll go for it.
Archive 2009-02-01 Dungeekin 2009
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In clarification, what I meant to say was that we have a monocular Jock cretin claiming to be in charge, who can't even manage his own bladder control, much less the economy .
Outrage over Clarkson 'Idiot' Jibe Dungeekin 2009
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