Binocular - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Binocular' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Binocular

[ a.]

- Having two eyes.
- Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as, binocular vision.
- Adapted to the use of both eyes; as, a binocular microscope or telescope.

2 . Binocular

[ n.]

- A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.

Meaning of 'Binocular' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . binocular

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- relating to both eyes

Example in sentence:

binocular vision

Nearby Words:

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Binocular disparity
Binocular disparity each of our eyes (because they are a few inches apart) receives a slightly different picture when looking at the same object. This disparity helps us perceive the dimension of depth.
Binocular fusion
Binocular fusion is the way the brain fuses the different images from each of our eyes into one visual perception so that we are quite unaware of the binocular disparity.

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