glasses

فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:

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• Rhymes: -ɑːsɪz

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glasses

1. صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا glass
2. (فِي صِيغَةِ الْجَمْعِ فَقَط) spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes

Usage notes

• A sight-improving lens for a single eye is a monocle.
• Though confusion is unlikely, clarity as to quantity is improved by using the expressions "a pair of glasses" (or "a pair of eyeglasses") or "(however may) pairs of eyeglasses".

Synonyms

• (spectacles, , , , , , , , , ): eyeglasses قالب:italbrac, specs, bioptikon

Derived terms

• sunglasses

Translations

• (جمع - مفردها "glass", , , , , , , , , ): See glass.
• (spectacles, , , , , , , , , ): See spectacles.

See also

• bifocals
• contact lens
• monocle
• pince-nez
• shades
• varifocals