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ocular (iou)



ocular adjective & noun. L16.
[French oculaire from late Latin ocularis, from Latin oculus eye: see -AR1.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of the eye; of the nature, form, or function of an eye; expressed by the eye; spec. in Entomology, pertaining to a compound eye (opp. ocellar). L16.
ocular dominance the priority of one eye over the other as regards preference of use etc.
R. W. Emerson The eyes of men converse as much as their tongues..the ocular dialect needs no dictionary.
Of, pertaining to, performed by, or obtained by the sense of sight; visual. Formerly also, visible. L16.
G. Santayana This..might..have been confirmed by ocular proof, if you had watched.
b. noun.
A visible or manifest thing. Only in M17.
The eye. joc. E19.
The eyepiece of an optical instrument. M19.
ocularly adverb E17.