Ocular

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, n. (Opt.)
     The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or
     microscope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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