Cyclops
[ sahy-klops ]
/ ˈsaɪ klɒps /
noun, plural Cy·clo·pes [sahy-kloh-peez] /saɪˈkloʊ piz/.
Classical Mythology.
a member of a family of giants having a single round eye in the middle of the forehead.
(lowercase)
a freshwater copepod of the genus Cyclops, having a median eye in the front of the head.
Origin of Cyclops
Definition for cyclops (2 of 2)
Antigonus I
[ an-tig-uh-nuh s ]
/ ænˈtɪg ə nəs /
noun
Cyclops,382?–301 b.c.,
Macedonian general under Alexander the Great.
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British Dictionary definitions for cyclops (1 of 3)
cyclops
/ (ˈsaɪklɒps) /
noun plural cyclops or cyclopes (saɪˈkləʊpiːz)
any copepod of the genus Cyclops, characterized by having one eye
British Dictionary definitions for cyclops (2 of 3)
Cyclops
/ (ˈsaɪklɒps) /
noun plural Cyclopes (saɪˈkləʊpiːz) or Cyclopses
classical myth
one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of the forehead, encountered by Odysseus in the Odyssey
See also Polyphemus
Word Origin for Cyclops
C15: from Latin
Cyclōps, from Greek
Kuklōps, literally: round eye, from
kuklos circle +
ōps eye
British Dictionary definitions for cyclops (3 of 3)
Antigonus I
/ (ænˈtɪɡənəs) /
noun
known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
Cultural definitions for cyclops
Cyclops
[ (seye-klops) ]
plur. Cyclopes
One-eyed giants in classical mythology. One Cyclops imprisoned Odysseus and his men during their voyage back to Greece after the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). Odysseus managed to trick the Cyclops and put out his eye. Odysseus and his men were then able to escape.