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Definition of Eyeglass
1. Noun. Lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles.
Definition of Eyeglass
1. n. A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs.
Definition of Eyeglass
1. Noun. a lens, especially one of a pair ¹
2. Noun. a monocle ¹
3. Noun. an eyepiece ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eyeglass
1. a lens used to aid vision [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Eyeglass
1. 1. A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs. 2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc. 3. The retina. 4. A glass eyecup. See Eyecup. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyeglass
Literary usage of Eyeglass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1882)
"The combination cannot, from the shortness of the focus of the eyeglass, be used
to view an object directly, the image falling between the lenses ; hence it ..."
2. Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1857)
"A is the eyeglass. B thumb screw for regulating the focus. The greatest difficulty
the inventor had to contend against was ..."
3. Punches, Dies and Tools for Manufacturing in Presses ...: A Cyclopaedia by Joseph Vincent Woodworth (1912)
"The term "trial-rims," in the optical vocabulary, means a small ring with a
handle, for holding an eyeglass lens selected by the optician where glasses are ..."
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