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Definition of Ocular
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling the eye. "An ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"
2. Noun. Combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments.
Group relationships: Binoculars, Field Glasses, Opera Glasses, Light Microscope, Optical Telescope, Sights
Generic synonyms: Lens, Lens System, Lense
Terms within: Graticule, Reticle, Reticule
3. Adjective. Relating to or using sight. "Visual navigation"
4. Adjective. Visible. "A visual image"
Definition of Ocular
1. a. Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof.
2. n. The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.
Definition of Ocular
1. Adjective. Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight ¹
2. Adjective. Resembling the eye ¹
3. Adjective. Seen by the eye; visual ¹
4. Noun. The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ocular
1. an eyepiece [n -S] - See also: eyepiece
Medical Definition of Ocular
1. 1. Of, pertaining to or affecting the eye. 2. Eyepiece. Origin: L. Ocularis, from oculus = eye This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)