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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Thomas was an ocular witness of Christ's death. --South. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the eye; optic. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, n. (Opt.) The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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: {optic}, {optical}, {opthalmic}] 2: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn: {optic}, {optical}, {visual}] 3: able to be seen; "be sure of it give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image" [syn: {visual}] n : combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments [syn: {eyepiece}]
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