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cyclope

cyclops

noun see-KLOP Rare
Arts & Culture Traditions

Origin: from Greek Kyklōps, 'round-eyed'

Usage Note

Cyclope refers to the one-eyed giant of Greek mythology, most famously Polyphemus in Homer's Odyssey. In modern French it can describe any creature or device with a single large eye or lens. The final -e is silent; the plural is cyclopes.

Examples

"Le cyclope du mythe grec n'avait qu'un seul œil."

Natural Translation

The cyclops of Greek myth had only one eye.

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