Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ocular"
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) 1.7 (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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