Defn: A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.
BINNY
Bin"ny, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large species of barbel (Barbus bynni), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food.
BINOCLE
Bin"o*cle, n. Etym: [F. binocle; L. bini two at a time + oculus eye.]
(Opt.)
Defn: A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a double- barreled field glass or an opera glass.
BINOCULAR
Bin*oc"u*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. binoculaire. See Binocle.]
1. Having two eyes. "Most animals are binocular." Derham.
2. Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as, binocular vision.
3. Adapted to the use of both eyes; as, a binocular microscope or telescope. Brewster.
BINOCULAR
Bin*oc"u*lar, n.