noun

binoculars

bih-NOK-yuu-luhz

noun

A handheld optical instrument with lenses for each eye, used to magnify distant objects.

"She used binoculars to watch the birds on the lake."

"He packed his binoculars for the safari trip."

How to Use Binoculars

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTwo small telescopes joined together so you can view distant things with both eyes at once.

Common mistake

Always treated as plural — "these binoculars," not "this binocular" (though "binocular" alone is a valid adjective, as in "binocular vision").

Common pairings

pair of binoculars look through binoculars

binocular singular

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She used _____ to watch the birds on the lake.

Shortened from "binocular glass" — "binocular" itself comes from Latin bini ("two together") and oculus ("eye").

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