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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments;
[syn: eyepiece, ocular]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of or relating to or resembling the eye;
- Example: "ocular muscles"
- Example: "an ocular organ"
- Example: "ocular diseases"
- Example: "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"
- Example: "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"
[syn: ocular, optic, optical, opthalmic]

2. relating to or using sight;
- Example: "ocular inspection"
- Example: "an optical illusion"
- Example: "visual powers"
- Example: "visual navigation"
[syn: ocular, optic, optical, visual]

3. visible;
- Example: "be sure of it give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare;
- Example: "a visual presentation"
- Example: "a visual image"
[syn: ocular, visual]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, n. (Opt.)
   The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or
   microscope.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, a. [L. ocularis, ocularius, fr. oculus the
   eye: cf. F. oculaire. See Eye, and cf. Antler,
   Inveigle.]
   1. Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual
      sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof.
      --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

            Thomas was an ocular witness of Christ's death.
                                                  --South.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: ocular, optic, optical, opthalmic]
    2: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical
       illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn:
       ocular, optic, optical, visual]
    3: visible; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"-
       Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image" [syn:
       ocular, visual]
    n 1: combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical
         instruments [syn: eyepiece, ocular]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "ocular":
   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