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Definition of "ocular" []

  • Of or relating to the eye: ocular exercises; ocular muscles. (adjective)
  • Resembling the eye in form or function: ocular spots; an ocular organ. (adjective)
  • Of or relating to the sense of sight: an ocular aberration. (adjective)
  • Seen by the eye; visual: ocular proof. (adjective)
  • The eyepiece of an optical instrument. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ocular" in a sentence
  • "She has already told the story, and to-day she was to give all her set what she calls ocular demonstration."
  • "Anway, my ocular is wars have been fomented by these same tried and true methods."
  • "One of my early tasks in the process is an ocular, which is when I go to the venue and construct the shots in my mind."