adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ˈɒk.jə.lə/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The medication may have adverse ocular side effects.
It took some time after he lost his eye for him to receive his ocular prosthesis.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling the eye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
ocular markings on the wings of a butterfly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Seen by, or seeing with, the eye; visual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument, i.e., the optical element closest to the eye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: objective
5
noun
Meaning 5
Any of the scales forming the margin of a reptile's eye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or using sight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
ocular inspection
an optical illusion
visual powers
visual navigation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: optic, optical, visual
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to or resembling the eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
ocular muscles
an ocular organ
ocular diseases
the optic (or optical) axis of the eye
an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: optic, optical, opthalmic
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
visible- Shakespeare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
be sure of it; give me the ocular proof
a visual presentation
a visual image
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: visual
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eyepiece
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lens, lense, lens system
History
Etymology
Derived from the Latin oculāris (“of the eye”), from oculus (“eye”).
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَيْنِيّ
(ʕayniyy)
— of or relating to the eye
Armenian:
ակնային
(aknayin)
— of or relating to the eye
Belarusian:
во́чны
(vóčny)
— of or relating to the eye
Belarusian:
вачавы́
(vačavý)
— of or relating to the eye
Bulgarian:
о́чен
(óčen)
— of or relating to the eye
Catalan:
ocular
— of or relating to the eye
Czech:
oční
— of or relating to the eye
Esperanto:
okula
— of or relating to the eye
Finnish:
silmä-
— of or relating to the eye
French:
oculaire
— of or relating to the eye
Galician:
ocular
— of or relating to the eye
German:
Augen-
— of or relating to the eye
German:
okular
— of or relating to the eye
Ancient Greek:
ὀφθαλμικός
(ophthalmikós)
— of or relating to the eye
Hebrew:
עֵינִי
— of or relating to the eye
Italian:
oculare
— of or relating to the eye
Central Kurdish:
چاوی
(çawî)
— of or relating to the eye
Latin:
oculāris
— of or relating to the eye
Macedonian:
очен
(očen)
— of or relating to the eye
Polish:
oczny
— of or relating to the eye
Portuguese:
ocular
— of or relating to the eye
Romanian:
ocular
— of or relating to the eye
Russian:
глазно́й
(glaznój)
— of or relating to the eye
Serbo-Croatian:
о̀чнӣ
— of or relating to the eye
Serbo-Croatian:
òčnī
— of or relating to the eye
Slovak:
očný
— of or relating to the eye
Slovene:
očesen
— of or relating to the eye
Spanish:
ocular
— of or relating to the eye
Telugu:
నేత్ర
(nētra)
— of or relating to the eye
Ukrainian:
о́чний
(óčnyj)
— of or relating to the eye
