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Definition of Oculus
1. Noun. The organ of sight.
Generic synonyms: Receptor, Sense Organ, Sensory Receptor
Group relationships: Visual System, Face, Human Face
Specialized synonyms: Naked Eye, Peeper, Oculus Dexter, Od, Oculus Sinister, Os, Ocellus, Simple Eye, Stemma, Compound Eye
Terms within: Choroid, Choroid Coat, Ciliary Body, Eyelid, Lid, Palpebra, Canthus, Epicanthic Fold, Epicanthus, Nictitating Membrane, Third Eyelid, Conjunctiva, Eyeball, Orb, Eye Muscle, Ocular Muscle, Cornea, Uvea, Uveoscleral Pathway, Iris, Crystalline Lens, Lens, Lens Of The Eye, Arteria Centralis Retinae, Central Artery Of The Retina, Arteria Ciliaris, Ciliary Artery, Arteria Lacrimalis, Lacrimal Artery, Lacrimal Vein, Vena Lacrimalis, Lacrimal Apparatus, Retina, Sclera, Sclerotic Coat, Musculus Sphincter Pupillae, Pupillary Sphincter, Aperture
Language type: Colloquialism
Derivative terms: Eye, Oculist, Optic
Definition of Oculus
1. n. An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud.
Definition of Oculus
1. Noun. A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oculus
1. a circular window [n -LI]
Medical Definition of Oculus
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Origin: L, an eye.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oculus
Literary usage of Oculus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1902)
"This latter name is as rare as it is remarkable, but an ancient gloss on a
Wolfenbuttel MS. of Hildegardis occurs \ which makes it a synonym of oculus ford. ..."
2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1862)
"... familiarity, or acquaintance to confer and talk together; yet if they be in
presence, their eye will betray them : Ubi amor ibi oculus, as the common ..."
3. The Anatomy of melancholy v. 3 by Robert Burton (1875)
"... or acquaintance to confer and talk together ; yet if they be in presence,
their eye will betray them : Ubi amor ili oculus, as the common saying is, ..."
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