ocular

[ ok-yuh-ler ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or for the eyes: ocular movements.

  2. of the nature of an eye: an ocular organ.

  1. performed or perceived by the eye or eyesight.

noun
  1. Optics. eyepiece.

Origin of ocular

1
1565–75; <Latin oculāris, equivalent to ocul(us) eye + -āris-ar1

Other words from ocular

  • oc·u·lar·ly, adverb
  • pre·oc·u·lar, adjective
  • sub·oc·u·lar, adjective
  • sub·oc·u·lar·ly, adverb
  • su·per·oc·u·lar, adjective
  • su·per·oc·u·lar·ly, adverb
  • trans·oc·u·lar, adjective
  • un·oc·u·lar, adjective

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How to use ocular in a sentence

  • They may help to make the object ocularly more apparent, but they do not make the feeling a party to the movement.

    Essays sthetical | George Calvert
  • Ocularly, therefore, the "note" of New York seems that of characterless individualism.

British Dictionary definitions for ocular

ocular

/ (ˈɒkjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the eye

noun
  1. another name for eyepiece

Origin of ocular

1
C16: from Latin oculāris from oculus eye

Derived forms of ocular

  • ocularly, adverb

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Scientific definitions for ocular

ocular

[ ŏkyə-lər ]


Adjective
  1. Of or relating to the eye or the sense of vision.

Noun
  1. The eyepiece of a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument.

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