ocular
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈɑːkjələr/
- Specialized
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ocular
- After setting up the camera, he attached a high-quality ocular to enhance his observations of distant objects.
Examples
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She looked like a preteen schoolgirl with innocent buds of breasts under a t-shirt who, for the first time, pressed her orbital bone against the ocular of a microscope.
Blog text (3) -
The ocular envisions all that is subject to the field of view and to the mobile gaze, and the topological transformation of the cave into everted surface flows into continuity with the whole of the globe.
Academic text (1994) -
Abias turned to look back at him with his multiple oculars, brown human eyes with no face, pupils dilated.
Fiction book (1994) -
Oculars are adjustable for both pupillary distance and magnification, so the user may conveniently select a comfortable eyepiece position and working distance.
Academic text (1995) -
Since most patients will have soft tissue, orthopedic, ocular, and minor burn injuries, sufficient equipment, supplies, and medication (including analgesics, antibiotics, and tetanus immunizations) for the management of these clinical entities should be deployed.
Academic text (2007) -
The astronomer carefully adjusted the ocular of his telescope to get a clearer view of the stars.
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She looked through the ocular of the microscope to examine the tiny cells on the slide.
Synonyms
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2.5
A clear curved piece of glass or plastic that focuses light
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5.9
A small lens you look through on a microscope or telescope
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3.9
A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger
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4.2
A group of curved glass parts that bend light to make images, for example in cameras or microscopes
A curved piece of glass or plastic that helps you see things more clearly in instruments
A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes
Compounds
- Specialized
A medieval Scandinavian metal or leather head guard with a raised nose piece and an eye opening
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ocular as the name for the lens you look through comes from Latin oculus, meaning 'eye'. That's why the ocular is the instrument's 'eye' and the part you use to look at things through a microscope or telescope.