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ocular.

Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɒk.jə.lə/UK/ˈɒk.jʊ.lə/UK/ˈɑ.kjə.lɚ/US/ˈɑ.kjʊ.lɚ/US
  1. Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight

    The medication may have adverse ocular side effects.
    It took some time after he lost his eye for him to receive his ocular prosthesis.
  2. Resembling the eye.

    ocular markings on the wings of a butterfly
  3. Seen by, or seeing with, the eye; visual.

Where this word comes from

Derived from the Latin oculāris (“of the eye”), from oculus (“eye”).

noun/ˈɒk.jə.lə/UK/ˈɒk.jʊ.lə/UK/ˈɑ.kjə.lɚ/US/ˈɑ.kjʊ.lɚ/US
  1. The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument, i.e., the optical element closest to the eye.

  2. Any of the scales forming the margin of a reptile's eye.

Where this word comes from

Derived from the Latin oculāris (“of the eye”), from oculus (“eye”).

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