OCULARLY

Etymology

Adverb

ocularly (not comparable)

By means of the eye; visually.

Into or towards the eye.

Source: Wiktionary


Oc"u*lar*ly, adv.

Definition: By the eye, or by actual sight.

OCULAR

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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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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