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
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.
ocular (plural oculars)
The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument.
Any of the scales forming the margin of a reptile's eye.
• 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
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
