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Definition of Monocular
1. a. Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision.
Definition of Monocular
1. Adjective. Having one eye. ¹
2. Adjective. Related to a monocle. ¹
3. Adjective. Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time. ¹
4. Noun. (rare) A monocle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monocular
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Monocular
1. 1. Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision. 2. Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope. Origin: L. Monoculus; Gr. Single + L. Oculus eye: cf. F. Monoculaire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monocular
Literary usage of Monocular
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Hall's Eye-protector for use with the monocular Microscope.t —Dr. LB Hall describes
an appliance to be used with the monocular instrument, for the purpose ..."
2. The New Psychology by Edward Wheeler Scripture (1897)
"monocular SPACE. I\ considering monocular vision we should suppose one eye to be
closed or covered, in order to be rid of the influence of binocular ..."
3. Visual Economics, with Rules for Estimation of the Earning Ability After by Hugo Magnus (1902)
"(An exhaustive explanation of these conditions will be found in the chapter
treating of monocular vision.) The extra- ocular muscles have smaller value in ..."
4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1885)
"The following case of tumor of the cerebellum with monocular hemianopia is
specially interesting in connection with the published histories of lesions of ..."
5. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1885)
"The following case of tumor of the cerebellum with monocular hemianopia is
specially interesting in connection with the published histories of lesions of ..."
6. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1897)
"CONCERNING monocular DIPLOPIA, WITH CASES. BY GE DF. ... The following cases of
monocular diplopia present certain features of interest to which I desire to ..."
7. An Introductory Course in Experimental Psychology: A Text-book and by Hubert Gruender (1920)
"Hence monocular and binocular perception of space must be treated separately.
... In the first place we shall consider the monocular perception of the ..."
8. A Text-book of physiology: For Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1905)
"For distant objects at least this factor is probably the most potent of those
that can be appreciated by monocular vision. ..."
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