different between terms vs binocle

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

From French binocle, from Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”).

Noun

binocle (plural binocles)

1. A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes at once; a double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.

Anagrams

• bleocin, lebocin

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French binocle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi?n?kl?/
• Hyphenation: bi?no?cle

Noun

binocle m (plural binocles)

1. opera glass
   • 1975, Louis Couperus, "De binocle", in De Revisor, 29 (first published in 1920).

     Reeds sloten enkele winkels in de Pragerstrasse en was het bedrijf gedaan en zag hij een opticien zijn bediende wijzen de luiken voor het raam te stellen, toen hij bedacht geen binocle te hebben.

2. field glass (binoculars)

Synonyms

(opera glass):

• lorgnet
• toneelkijker

(field glass):

• veldkijker

French

Etymology

From Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”)

Noun

binocle m (plural binocles)

1. pince-nez
2. lorgnette
3. (in the plural only) spectacles, eyeglasses, specs

Synonyms

• (glasses): lunettes

Derived terms

• binoclard (“four-eyed; four-eyes”)

Related terms

• binocles

Further reading

• “binocle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).