OCULAR

ocular, visual

(adjective) visible; “be sure of it; give me the ocular proof”- Shakespeare; “a visual presentation”; “a visual image”

ocular, optic, optical, visual

(adjective) relating to or using sight; “ocular inspection”; “an optical illusion”; “visual powers”; “visual navigation”

ocular, optic, optical, ophthalmic

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the eye; “ocular muscles”; “an ocular organ”; “ocular diseases”; “the optic (or optical) axis of the eye”; “an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light”; “ophthalmic defect”

eyepiece, ocular

(noun) combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ocular (comparative more ocular, superlative most ocular)

Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight

Resembling the eye.

Seen by, or seeing with, the eye; visual.

Noun

ocular (plural oculars)

The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument.

Any of the scales forming the margin of a reptile's eye.

Anagrams

• Lacour, locura, rucola

Source: Wiktionary


Oc"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. ocularis, ocularius, fr. oculus the eye: cf.F. oculaire. See Eye, and cf. Antler, Inveigle.]

1. Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof. Shak. Thomas was an ocular witness of Christ's death. South.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.

Oc"u*lar, n. (Opt.)

Definition: The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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