oculus.
A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
Meaning & usage
A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). The central boss of a volute.
A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). An opening at the apex of a dome.
One can glimpse the sky through the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin oculus (“eye”). Doublet of occhio.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.