An optical instrument used as an aid to sight. A telescope or other instrument for distant vision. More explicitly spyglass, n., field glass, n.…
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] (105) glass1616 An optical instrument used as an aid to sight. A telescope or other instrument for distant vision. More explicitly spyglass, n., field glass, n.… prospective glass1616 A telescope or pair of binoculars. In plural: spectacles or binoculars. Cf. perspective, adj. 2. Now historical. prospect-glass1617 = prospective glass, n. 2. prospectivea1635 A device which allows one to see objects or events not immediately present: (a) = prospective glass, n. 1; (b) = prospective glass, n. 2. Obsolete. prospect1639 Short for prospect-glass n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. spying-glass1682 = spyglass, n. 1. Now rare. spyglass1707 A telescope; a field-glass. Subcategories:— telescope (68) — sights (3) — water glass (4) — periscope (at sea) (8) — opera glass(es) (4) — monocular instrument (1) — binocular instrument (2) — binoculars or field-glasses (8) |
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