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
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Tamara Sciamanna, director of Oculus Studios told employees in a memo that the company still plans to focus on video games, Bloomberg reported.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
Luckey first rose to prominence as the co-founder of Oculus, the VR headset maker that Facebook bought in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
The company has also reportedly made job cuts at WhatsApp, Instagram and Reality Labs, its virtual reality business responsible for the Oculus headset.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
Meta’s hardware unit, Reality Labs, which includes its Oculus headsets, is responsible for a significant part of Meta’s recent big increase in spending.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023
How several Bodies may be made transparent: an explication of the Ph�nomena of Oculus Mundi.
From Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon by Hooke, Robert
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