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spectacles::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | eyeglasses, glasses, specs |
| Type of | optical instrument |
| Has types | lorgnette, bifocals, dark glasses, goggles, pince-nez, shades, sunglasses |
Examples of spectacles
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Is it simply that we find such superhuman spectacles too bizarre to contemplate?
From the theatlantic.com
The festival celebrates fall migration, one of nature's most amazing spectacles.
From the inrich.com
While not stripped-down productions, they will not be full of visual spectacles.
From the thestate.com
That implant could receive a signal from spectacles containing a digital camera.
From the economist.com
He redefined it as a reduction to a mere accumulation of meaningless spectacles.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Fashionable spectacles will provide the visual display, earring studs the audio.
From the cnn.com
With the fire of battle shining through his spectacles, William Pegram rejoiced.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The tag is attached to another personal item, such as spectacles or a cellphone.
From the newscientist.com
After this show, he continued to make other, bigger, more outrageous spectacles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
- An elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
- A blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
- (spectacles) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- In general spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates. Derived in Middle English from c. ...
- The spectacle is a central notion in the Situationist theory developed by Guy Debord. Guy Debord's 1968 book, The Society of the Spectacle, attempted to provide the Situationist International (SI) with a Marxian critical theory. ...
- The Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe and Siberia.
- (The Spectacles) The Spectacles is a mixed use suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the Town of Kwinana
- Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock; An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to ...
