Meanings
eyeglasses1
attributive eyeglass · alternative eye-glasses
- USpluralplural onlySpectacles, glasses.
Digging deeper, the invention of eyeglasses is an elaboration of the more fundamental development of optics technology. The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,[…].
2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC
eyeglasses2
- pluralPlural of eyeglass.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
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Origin
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eyeglasses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeglasses
“eyeglasses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeglasses. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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