ocular
of, relating to, or for the eyes: ocular movements.
of the nature of an eye: an ocular organ.
performed or perceived by the eye or eyesight.
Optics. eyepiece.
Origin of ocular
1Other 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
That stands for spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome.
Here’s how a new sleeping bag could protect astronauts’ eyesight | Kathiann Kowalski | February 4, 2022 | Science News For StudentsHe has obsessive-compulsive disorder and ocular motor sensory deficit (he has trouble reading).
Jimmy Connors Memoir Shows He Wasn’t Misunderstood, He Was Just a Jerk | James Zug | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut before he can explain why, a knife-wielding assailant conducts some brutal ocular surgery on the screaming bureaucrat.
In ‘Cosmopolis,’ Robert Pattinson Depicts Financial World Gone Mad | Alex Klein | August 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut for the delinquency of his son, she had ocular demonstration; and her indignation was hardly to be repressed.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterGeorge stared in his face and rubbed his eyes, too, for he thought he must be under an ocular delusion.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of five living eggs of this gigantic bird.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. ChambersHence, we must counteract the ocular deception by an adjustment of proportions.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusI will answer the question, and show thee, by ocular proof, very soon.
The Substance of a Dream | F. W. Bain
British Dictionary definitions for ocular
/ (ˈɒkjʊlə) /
of or relating to the eye
another name for eyepiece
Origin of ocular
1Derived forms of ocular
- ocularly, adverb
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Scientific definitions for ocular
[ ŏk′yə-lər ]
Of or relating to the eye or the sense of vision.
The eyepiece of a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument.
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