Ocular
[ok-yuh-ler] /ˈɒk yə lər/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or for the eyes:
ocular movements.
2.
of the nature of an eye:
an ocular organ.
3.
performed or perceived by the eye or eyesight.
noun
4.
Optics. .
/ˈɒkjʊlə/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the eye
noun
2.
another name for eyepiece
adj.
c.1500, from Late Latin ocularis “of the eyes,” from Latin oculus “an eye,” from PIE root *okw- “to see” (cf. Gothic augo, Old English eage “eye;” see eye (n.)). As a noun, 1835, from the adjective.
ocular oc·u·lar (ŏk’yə-lər)
adj.
n.
The eyepiece of a microscope.
ocular
(ŏk’yə-lər)
Adjective Of or relating to the eye or the sense of vision.
Noun The eyepiece of a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument.
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