English Dictionary |
OPERA GLASSES
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does opera glasses mean?
• OPERA GLASSES (noun)
The noun OPERA GLASSES has 1 sense:
1. (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
Familiarity information: OPERA GLASSES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
binoculars; field glasses; opera glasses
Hypernyms ("opera glasses" is a kind of...):
optical instrument (an instrument designed to aid vision)
Meronyms (parts of "opera glasses"):
eyepiece; ocular (combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Not every sweet root give birth to sweet grass." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Don't delay today's work until tomorrow." (Arabic proverb)
"As there is Easter, so there are meager times." (Corsican proverb)