EYEGLASSES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eyeglasses mean? 

• EYEGLASSES (noun)
  The noun EYEGLASSES has 1 sense:

1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

  Familiarity information: EYEGLASSES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EYEGLASSES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

eyeglasses; glasses; specs; spectacles

Hypernyms ("eyeglasses" is a kind of...):

optical instrument (an instrument designed to aid vision)

Meronyms (parts of "eyeglasses"):

bridge; nosepiece (the link between two lenses; rests on the nose)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eyeglasses"):

bifocals ((plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision)

goggles ((plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes)

lorgnette (eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle)

pince-nez (spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring)

dark glasses; shades; sunglasses ((plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun)

Holonyms ("eyeglasses" is a part of...):

frame (the framework for a pair of eyeglasses)

 Context examples 

He advanced slowly into the room, turning his head from left to right, and swinging in his right hand the cord which held his golden eyeglasses.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Examples are: • Sunglasses • Safety goggles • Glasses (also called eyeglasses) • Contact lenses

(Eye Wear, NIH)

For future therapies that preserve optic nerve axons, Huberman envisions the development of filters for virtual reality video games, television programs, or eyeglasses designed to deliver regeneration-inducing visual stimulation.

(Visual activity regenerates neural connections between eye and brain, NIH)

She said the device could also measure levels of vitamins and alcohol in the blood by “simply changing the coupled electrode attached on the eyeglasses’ nose pads”.

(Brazilian researchers eye biosensors to monitor diabetes, SciDev.Net)

He saw her come down the aisle, with Arthur and a strange young man with a football mop of hair and eyeglasses, the sight of whom spurred him to instant apprehension and jealousy.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But the eyeglasses?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Even the news brought back by Hopkins that he had found the children, and that they had undoubtedly seen a woman exactly corresponding with Holmes’s description, and wearing either spectacles or eyeglasses, failed to rouse any sign of keen interest.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As the tears come into contact with the glucose oxidase, it alters the flow of electrons, producing a signal that is recorded and processed by the device installed in the arm of the eyeglasses, which sends the results in real time to a computer or smartphone.

(Brazilian researchers eye biosensors to monitor diabetes, SciDev.Net)