ocular C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈɑkjəlɚ/ UK /ˈɒkjələ/ See IPA manual Freq #38642 Meanings 1 adj relating to the eye or eyesight The medication can cause temporary ocular irritation. 2 adj based on direct visual observation The investigator demanded ocular proof rather than hearsay. 3 noun the eyepiece or viewing lens of an optical instrument She adjusted the microscope's ocular until the specimen came into focus. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the eye or... opticalophthalmic 2 adj · based on direct visual... visualvisible 3 noun · the eyepiece or viewing... eyepiece Word family Derived forms binocularextraocularintraocularinterocular Related forms oculistoculuseye Common collocations ocular muscle Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin ocularis ("of the eye"), from oculus ("eye"). The noun arose by shortening ocular lens and names the lens closest to the observer's eye. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ocular **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑkjəlɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒkjələ/ **Frequency rank:** 38642 ## Meanings 1. relating to the eye or eyesight 2. based on direct visual observation 3. the eyepiece or viewing lens of an optical instrument ## Examples - The medication can cause temporary ocular irritation. - The investigator demanded ocular proof rather than hearsay. - She adjusted the microscope's ocular until the specimen came into focus. ## Synonyms - optical - visual - ophthalmic - eyepiece ## Derived Forms - binocular - extraocular - intraocular - interocular ## Related Forms - oculist - oculus - eye ## Etymology From Latin ocularis ("of the eye"), from oculus ("eye"). The noun arose by shortening ocular lens and names the lens closest to the observer's eye. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown