spectacles
/ˈspektəklz/noun
उच्चारण स्पेक्टक्ल्ज़
चश्मा, ऐनक
Basic word
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[pl.] formal
(also glasses) two lenses in a frame that rests on the nose and ears, worn in order to see better
चश्मा, ऐनक
- a pair of spectacles
- My grandfather cannot read without his spectacles.
- She wore round spectacles with thin gold frames.
+ 1 more example
- I've lost my spectacles again; have you seen them?
Synonyms glasses specs eyeglasses lenses goggles
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
glasses specs eyeglasses lenses goggles
?Which word?
Keep apart spectacles (glasses, plural) and spectacle (singular, an impressive show or sight: 'a grand spectacle'; also an embarrassing scene: 'make a spectacle of yourself').
Spectacles (चश्मा, plural) और spectacle (singular, प्रभावशाली प्रदर्शन या दृश्य, तमाशा: 'a grand spectacle'; शर्मनाक दृश्य भी: 'make a spectacle of yourself', तमाशा बनना) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Spectacles (glasses) is always plural ('My spectacles are broken'; 'a pair of spectacles').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: spectacles (चश्मा) सदा plural है ('My spectacles are broken'; 'a pair of spectacles')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
See sth through rose-tinted spectacles (see only the good side of something).
Idiom 'see sth through rose-tinted spectacles' (किसी चीज़ का केवल अच्छा पक्ष देखना)।
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General knowledge
Science: concave lenses correct myopia (short sight); convex lenses correct hypermetropia (long sight); bifocals have two parts for near and far vision.
विज्ञान में अवतल लेंस myopia (निकट-दृष्टि दोष) ठीक करते हैं; उत्तल लेंस hypermetropia (दूर-दृष्टि दोष) ठीक करते हैं; bifocals में पास और दूर देखने के दो भाग होते हैं।