oc·u·lar ( k y -lr)adj. 1. a. Of or relating to the eye: ocular exercises; ocular muscles. b. 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 ocul  ris, from Latin oculus, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.] |
ocular [ˈɒkjʊlə]
adj
(Medicine) of or relating to the eye
n
(Physics / General Physics) another name for eyepiece
[from Latin oculāris from oculus eye]
ocularly adv
| ocular (ky-lr) Adjective Of or relating to the eye or the sense of vision. Noun The eyepiece of a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument. |
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| Noun | 1. |  ocular - combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instrumentsbinoculars, field glasses, opera glasses - an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images light microscope - microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources graticule, reticle, reticule - a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument sights - an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument |
| Adj. | 1. | ocular - 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" |
| 2. |  ocular - relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" | |
| 3. | ocular - visible; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image" |
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