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/bɪˈnɒkjʊlɚ/ · adjective
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance..
a binocular microscope or telescope
Most animals are binocular.
our perception of distance arises from the geometry of binocular vision and our early learning seems based on calculating probabilities.
He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
Use binocular when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Binocular means Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance..
Common synonyms include opera glasses, binoculars, field glasses.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a binocular microscope or telescope
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