BINOCULARS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does binoculars mean? 

• BINOCULARS (noun)
  The noun BINOCULARS has 1 sense:

1. (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

  Familiarity information: BINOCULARS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BINOCULARS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

binoculars; field glasses; opera glasses

Hypernyms ("binoculars" is a kind of...):

optical instrument (an instrument designed to aid vision)

Meronyms (parts of "binoculars"):

eyepiece; ocular (combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

In the faint southern constellation of Antlia (The Air Pump) the careful observer with binoculars will spot a very red star, which varies slightly in brightness from week to week.

(Ageing Star Blows Off Smoky Bubble, ESO)

The asteroid is expected to be observable to amateur astronomers with small telescopes and strong binoculars.

(Asteroid to Fly By Earth on January 26, NASA)