binocular
adjective/bɪˈnɒkjələ(r)/
/bɪˈnɑːkjələr/
(specialist)- using two eyes to see
- binocular vision
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBinocular is used with these nouns:- microscope
- vision
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘having two eyes’): from Latin bini ‘two together’ + oculus ‘eye’, on the pattern of ocular.Definitions on the go
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