ocular

(äk′yo̵̅o̅ lər, -yə-)

adjective

Origin: LL ocularis < L oculus, eye

noun

the lens or lenses constituting the eyepiece of an optical instrument

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adjective

a. Of or relating to the eye: ocular exercises; ocular muscles.
b. Resembling the eye in form or function: ocular spots; an ocular organ.
Of or relating to the sense of sight: an ocular aberration.
Seen by the eye; visual: ocular proof.

noun

The eyepiece of an optical instrument.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin oculāris

Origin: , from Latin oculus, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots

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