eyeglass
Americannoun
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eyeglasses, glass.
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a single lens used to aid vision, especially one worn or carried on the person; monocle.
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an eyepiece.
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an eyecup.
noun
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a lens for aiding or correcting defective vision, esp a monocle
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another word for eyepiece
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Origin of eyeglass
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In the future, displays and projectors based on this technology could become so compact that they are nearly invisible when integrated into wearable devices, from eyeglass frames to contact lenses.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026
“Is there a SilverSneakers class convenient to where you live? Is there an eyeglass provider that is nearby that you want to go to?”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
The new Google glasses are being developed with eyeglass retailers Warby Parker and Gentle Monster and will feature a camera, microphone, and speakers.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
As an eyeglass wearer, it seemed plausible that this is an issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
He turned on a little light on the counter and examined the brooch through the eyeglass.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
EssilorLuxottica's share price took a hit after releasing its first quarter results, with analysts saying investors had switched from seeing AI eyeglasses as an opportunity to a risk.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Cameras on other AI-centric devices, like Meta's AI eyeglasses, for instance, have come under intense scrutiny about when, why and how they record and store video.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Few people today could imagine a world without eyeglasses, just as they could not conceive of a world without screens, an analogy that “A Four-Eyed World” often suggests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Neither side thought that clause would ever be triggered; Lesch, a big, intimidating right-hander who threw bullets from behind Coke-bottle eyeglasses, wasn’t headed to a classroom, he was going to Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Holt's eyeglasses had been crushed in an American air raid, so Blake read the entire book out loud, over weeks and months of confinement in a small Korean farmhouse.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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