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oc⋅u⋅lar

  [ok-yuh-ler]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or for the eyes: ocular movements.
2. of the nature of an eye: an ocular organ.
3. performed or perceived by the eye or eyesight.
–noun
4. Optics. eyepiece.
Origin:
1565–75; < L oculāris, equiv. to ocul(us) eye + -āris -ar 1

Related forms:
oc⋅u⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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oc·u·lar   (ŏk'yə-lər)   
adj.  

    1. Of or relating to the eye: ocular exercises; ocular muscles.

    2. Resembling the eye in form or function: ocular spots; an ocular organ.

  2. Of or relating to the sense of sight: an ocular aberration.

  3. Seen by the eye; visual: ocular proof.

n.  The eyepiece of an optical instrument.

[Late Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

ocular 
1503, from L. ocularis "of the eyes," from oculus "eye," from PIE base *oqw- "to see" (cf. Goth. augo, O.E. eage "eye;" see eye).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1oc·u·lar
Pronunciation: 'äk-y&-l&r
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the eye <ocularmuscles> <ocular diseases> ocular adnexa include the eyelids and the lacrimal glands>

Main Entry: 2ocular
Function: noun
: EYEPIECE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ocular oc·u·lar (ŏk'yə-lər)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight.

  2. Resembling the eye in form or function.

n.
The eyepiece of a microscope.

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