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Eyeglass vs Glasses - What's the difference?

eyeglass | glasses |

As nouns the difference between eyeglass and glasses

is that eyeglass is a lens, especially one of a pair while glasses is plural of lang=en.

eyeglass

English

Noun

(es)
  • a lens, especially one of a pair
  • a monocle
  • an eyepiece

    • Anagrams

    *

    glasses

    English

    (wikipedia glasses)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes

    • Usage notes

    * A sight-improving lens for a single eye is a monocle. * Though confusion is unlikely, clarity as to quantity is improved by using the expressions "a pair of glasses" (or "a pair of eyeglasses") or "(however many) pairs of eyeglasses".

    Synonyms

    * (spectacles) eyeglasses (US), specs, bioptikon

    Derived terms

    * John Lennon glasses * sunglasses

    See also

    * bifocals * contact lens * monocle * pince-nez * shades * varifocals

    External links

    * (commonslite)

    Anagrams

    * English pluralia tantum