different between monocle vs varifocals
monocle
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?m?n?k?l/
Noun
monocle (plural monocles)
- A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
- (obsolete) A one-eyed animal.
Translations
See also
- glasses
- spectacles
Anagrams
- locomen
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French monocle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mo??n?.kl?/
- Hyphenation: mo?no?cle
Noun
monocle m (plural monocles, diminutive monocletje n)
- monocle [from mid 19th c.]
Synonyms
- lorgnet
- lorgnon
- oogglas
French
Etymology
From Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).
Noun
monocle m (plural monocles)
- monocle
Descendants
- ? Dutch: monocle
- ? English: monocle
Further reading
- “monocle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
monocle From the web:
varifocals
English
Noun
varifocals pl (plural only)
- spectacles having varifocal lenses
Translations
varifocals From the web:
- what varifocals should i buy
- varifocals what are they
- what are varifocals used for
- what do varifocals look like
- what do varifocals do
- what are varifocals like
- what age varifocals
- what are varifocals
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