ocular

CEFRB2

/ˈɒk.jə.lə/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the eyes or sense of sight.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Resembling the eye.

Examples

  • An ocularist is a person who makes ocular prosthetics.

  • Insufficient illumination is deleterious to ocular health.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɑ.kjə.lɚ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Seen by, or seeing with, the eye; visual.

  2. Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument, i.e., the optical element closest to the eye.

More examples

In context

  • The doctor performed a detailed ocular examination to check her vision.

  • It took some time after he lost his eye for him to receive his ocular prosthesis.

  • The medication may have adverse ocular side effects.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

Derived from the Latin oculāris (“of the eye”), from oculus (“eye”).