MONOCULAR


Meaning of MONOCULAR in English

I. mä-ˈnä-kyə-lər, mə- adjective

Etymology: Late Latin monoculus having one eye

Date: 1640

1. : of, involving, or affecting a single eye

2. : suitable for use with only one eye

• mon·oc·u·lar·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1936

: a monocular device

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.