Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, a. [L. ocularis, ocularius, fr. oculus the
eye: cf. F. oculaire. See Eye, and cf. Antler,
Inveigle.]
1. Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual
sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof.
--Shak.
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Thomas was an ocular witness of Christ's death.
--South.
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2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, n. (Opt.)
The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or
microscope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ocular
adj 1: 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" [syn: optic, optical, opthalmic]
2: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical
illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn: optic,
optical, visual]
3: able to be seen; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"-
Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image"
[syn: visual]
n : combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical
instruments [syn: eyepiece]
WordNet (r) 2.0
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "ocular":
achromatic lens, astigmatic lens, burning glass, camera,
coated lens, concave lens, concavo-convex lens, condenser,
convex lens, eye, eyeball, eyeglass, eyepiece, glass, hand lens,
lamp, lens, magnifier, magnifying glass, meniscus, object glass,
objective, objective prism, oculus, ogle, ophthalmic, optic,
optical, orb, peeper, prism, reader, reading glass, seeable,
seeing, telephoto lens, toric lens, varifocal lens, viewable,
visible, visional, visual, winker, zoom lens
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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