eyeglass

• Существительное, обозначающее одну линзу, используемую для коррекции зрения, хотя этот термин чаще используется во множественном числе 'очки' для обозначения пары очков.

A noun referring to a single lens worn to correct vision, though the term is more commonly used in its plural form 'eyeglasses' to refer to a pair of spectacles.

1. Lens for one eyeC1formal

   A single lens used to aid vision in one eye, typically held in place by the eye socket muscles.

   Монокль

   • The old professor wore an eyeglass attached to a chain.
   • He adjusted his eyeglass to read the fine print.
   • An eyeglass was commonly used before modern spectacles.

   Synonymsmonocle

2. Spectacles (plural)A2informalamerican

   A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears to correct vision.

   Очки

   • She put on her eyeglasses to read the menu.
   • I need to clean my eyeglasses; they are smudged.
   • He bought new eyeglasses with a stylish frame.