oculus
noun
an eye.
oculi
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pluralof oculus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“What’s interesting,” Dr. LaForce said, is that the facial muscle engaged by a genuine smile — what’s called the orbicularis oculi — can’t be used on command.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2020
It requires contractions of the orbicularis oculi, the sphincter muscle surrounding the eye socket, which, Duchenne wrote, “is only put in play by the sweet emotions of the soul.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 5, 2015
Another example is the orbicularis oculi, one of which surrounds each eye.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
While a performed or deliberate smile requires just the zygomaticus major, the muscle around the mouth, “real” smiles involve both the lips and the muscles ringing the eyes, the orbicularis oculi.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2013
It is almost impossible to tighten the orbicularis oculi, pars orbitalis on demand, and it is equally difficult to stop it from tightening when we smile at something genuinely pleasurable.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
