I. ˈäkyələ(r) adjective
Etymology: Late Latin ocularis of the eyes, from Latin oculus eye + -aris -ar
1.
a. : done or carried out by means of the sight
ocular measurement
ocular inspection
the density of the vegetation as determined by ocular estimate — Ecology
b.
(1) : addressed to or perceived by the eye : received by actual sight : visible
be sure of it; give me the ocular proof — Shakespeare
ocular evidence for my belief that those books were written and were published — Max Beerbohm
(2) : based on what has been seen
ocular testimony
c. : of or relating to the sense of sight : visual
of wondrous ocular excitement to any art-minded provincial youth — Janet Flanner
this correction of ocular illusions was a practice of Greek architects — Benjamin Farrington
2.
a. : of, relating to, or connected with the eye
ocular diseases
ocular muscles
b. : used by or expressed by the eye
the ocular dialect needs no dictionary — R.W.Emerson
ocular approval
c. : resembling or suggesting an eye in form or function
spindly balusters, ocular windows — Frederic Beck
II. noun
( -s )
1. : eye
stick an eyeglass in his ocular — W.S.Gilbert
2. : eyepiece 1
the perfect ocular exists only in the astronomer's wistful imagination — Times Literary Supplement
3. : an ocular scale or shield (as in certain reptiles)