SPECS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does specs mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPECS (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 ("specs" is a kind of...):

optical instrument (an instrument designed to aid vision)

Meronyms (parts of "specs"):

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 "specs"):

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 ("specs" is a part of...):

frame (the framework for a pair of eyeglasses)

 Context examples 

She caught up her knitting, which had dropped out of her hands, gave me a sharp look through her specs, and said, in her short way, 'Finish the chapter, and don't be impertinent, miss'.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)