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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary oc·u·lar
\\ˈä-kyə-lər\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Late Latin ocularis of eyes, from Latin oculus eye DATE circa 1575 1. a. done or perceived by the eye ocular inspection b. based on what has been seen ocular testimony 2. a. of or relating to the eye ocular muscles b. resembling an eye in form or function
noun DATE 1835 : eyepiece English Etymology ocular c.1500, from L. ocularis "of the eyes," from oculus "eye," from PIE base *oqw- "to see" (cf. Goth. augo, O.E. eage "eye;" see eye). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ocular ocu·lar / 5CkjElE(r); NAmE 5B:k- / adjective[only before noun] 1. (technical 术语) connected with the eyes 眼的；眼睛的: ocular muscles 眼部肌肉 2. (formal) that can be seen 可以看见的；看得到的: ocular proof 目击的证据 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged oc·u·lar I. \ˈäkyələ(r)\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin ocularis of the eyes, from Latin oculus eye + -aris -ar 1. a. : done or carried out by means of the sight < ocular measurement > < ocular inspection > < the density of the vegetation as determined by ocular estimate — Ecology > b. (1) : addressed to or perceived by the eye : received by actual sight : visible < be sure of it; give me the ocular proof — Shakespeare > < ocular evidence for my belief that those books were written and were published — Max Beerbohm > (2) : based on what has been seen < ocular testimony > c. : of or relating to the sense of sight : visual < of wondrous ocular excitement to any art-minded provincial youth — Janet Flanner > < this correction of ocular illusions was a practice of Greek architects — Benjamin Farrington > 2. a. : of, relating to, or connected with the eye < ocular diseases > < ocular muscles > b. : used by or expressed by the eye < the ocular dialect needs no dictionary — R.W.Emerson > < ocular approval > c. : resembling or suggesting an eye in form or function < spindly balusters, ocular windows — Frederic Beck > II. noun (-s) 1. : eye < stick an eyeglass in his ocular — W.S.Gilbert > 2. : eyepiece 1 < the perfect ocular exists only in the astronomer's wistful imagination — Times Literary Supplement > 3. : an ocular scale or shield (as in certain reptiles) |
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