Dictionary Definition
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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From ocularis, from oculus.Adjective
- Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
- Resembling the eye
- Seen by the eye; visual
Noun
- The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument
Spanish
Adjective
Extensive Definition
Ocular may refer to:
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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