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binoculars
/bəˈnɑkjəlɚz/
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Stress “noc” and keep the “y” after “k.”
Use four syllables and a light opening vowel. After the stressed vowel and k, a y leads into a light vowel; finish the final r-colored syllable with z.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“He raised the binoculars to watch the birds.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does binoculars mean?
noun
- A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
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IPA pronunciation
/bəˈnɑkjəlɚz/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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See this word in context.
We had our glasses out; even Terry, setting his machine for a spiral glide, clapped the binoculars to his eyes.
With the binoculars glued to his eyes, the captain said in a quavering tone: “They are waving to us with something aft there.”
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We arrived upon this great natural race-course, and the binoculars were at once in request to scan the distant surface in search of the desired game.
When the dogs were re-harnessed it was found that Betli was missing and was not to be seen when we scanned the slopes in our rear with binoculars.
I did not make out the Oregon's signals till she passed ahead, where I could read them better, for she was two miles away, and I had no binoculars.