oculus
Americannoun
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an eye.
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Architecture. a circular opening, especially one at the apex of a dome.
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Archaeology. a design representing an eye, as on funerary pottery found in megalithic tombs of Europe.
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Etymology
Origin of oculus
< New Latin, Latin: eye
Example Sentences
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Luckey, a gamer known for his penchant for Hawaiian shirts, co-founded the virtual reality company Oculus, which was purchased by Facebook in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The company, formerly known as Facebook, bought virtual reality headset maker Oculus for more than $2 billion in 2014 and also acquired studios that make VR content.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
Up-and-coming companies, including WhatsApp, Instagram and Oculus, were all purchased and turbo-charged under the umbrella company Facebook, which changed its name to Meta in 2021.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024
Since jumping into the market in 2014, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been selling Oculus and Quest headsets for video games and virtual meetings.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
An account of some Experiments to this purpose made on an Oculus Mundi: some other Considerations and Experiments about the porousness of Bodies: some other Considerations about the propagation of light and refraction.
From Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon by Hooke, Robert
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