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Eyeglasses vs. Sunglasses — What's the Difference?

Eyeglasses vs. Sunglasses — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Eyeglasses and Sunglasses

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Eyeglasses

Eyeglasses Glasses for the eyes.

Sunglasses

Sunglasses or sun glasses (informally called shades or sunnies; more names below) are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. They can sometimes also function as a visual aid, as variously termed spectacles or glasses exist, featuring lenses that are colored, polarized or darkened.

Eyeglasses

A single lens in a pair of glasses; a monocle.

Sunglasses

A convex lens used to focus the sun's rays and produce heat, especially for ignition.

Eyeglasses

See eyepiece.
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Sunglasses

Sunglasses Eyeglasses with tinted or polarizing lenses to protect the eyes from the sun's glare.

Eyeglasses

See eyecup.

Sunglasses

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun.

Eyeglasses

(US) Spectacles, glasses.

Sunglasses

(colloquial) A person wearing sunglasses

Eyeglasses

A pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, used for correcting defective vision. Also called a pair of eyeglasses. See also eyeglass{1}.

Sunglasses

Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun;
He was wearing a pair of mirrored shades

Eyeglasses

Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

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