ocular Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
    eyepiece.
  2. adjective of or relating to or resembling the eye
    optical; opthalmic; optic.
    • 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
  3. adjective relating to or using sight
    optical; visual; optic.
    • ocular inspection
    • an optical illusion
    • visual powers
    • visual navigation
  4. adjective satellite visible; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare
    visual.
    • be sure of it
    • a visual presentation
    • a visual image

WordNet

Oc"u*lar adjective
Etymology
L. ocularis, ocularius, fr. oculus the eye: cf.F. oculaire. See Eye, and cf. Antler, Inveigle.
Definitions
  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.
Oc"u*lar noun
Definitions
  1. (Opt.) The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.

Webster 1913