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ocular

oc·u·lar [ ókyələr ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
relating to eyes or eyesight: relating to, perceived by, or performed by the eye



noun  (plural oc·u·lars)
Definition:
 
eyepiece: an eyepiece in an optical instrument

[Late 16th century. Via French oculaire< late Latin ocularis< Latin oculus "eye"]

Word History

The Indo-European word from which ocular is derived is also the ancestor of English atrocious, eye, ferocious, inoculate, optic, and window.

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