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oc·u·lar

(ŏk′yə-lər)

adj.

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.

The eyepiece of an optical instrument.

[Late Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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ocular

(ˈɒkjʊlə)

adj

(Medicine) of or relating to the eye

(General Physics) another name for eyepiece

[C16: from Latin oculāris from oculus eye]

ˈocularly adv

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oc•u•lar

(ˈɒk yə lər)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or for the eyes.

2. of the nature of an eye.

3. performed or perceived by the eye or eyesight.

4. eyepiece.

[1565–75; < Latin oculāris=ocul(us) eye + -āris -ar¹]

oc′u•lar•ly, adv.

oc·u·lar

(ŏk′yə-lər)

1. Of or having to do with the eye or the sense of vision.

2. 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 instruments eyepiece binoculars, 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" opthalmic, optic, optical
	2.	ocular - relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" visual, optic, optical
	3.	ocular - visible; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image" visual seeable, visible - capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"

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[ˈɒkjʊləʳ] ADJ → ocular

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ocular

adj (form) → okular (spec)

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oc·u·lar

a. ocular, visual, rel. a los ojos o a la vista.

___ foreign body ___ → cuerpo extraño;

___ movements → movimientos;

___;ataxia → ataxia ___;

___ cone → cono ___;

vertigo ___ → vértigo ___.

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ocular

adj ocular

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Her back seemed to be endowed with a sensitiveness to ocular beams--even her clothing--so alive was she to a fancied gaze which might be resting upon her from the outside of that barn.

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In torment he was helped by her to dress, and in torment he went forth from the house so that his world should have ocular evidence that the beating he had received did not keep him in bed.

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Nathaniel Pipkin had ocular demonstration of the fact, that the rumours of old Lobbs's treasures were not exaggerated.