adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɒk.jʊl.ə(ʊ)ˌməʊ.tə/
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General-American:/ˌɑk.jəl.əˈmoʊ.tɚ/
rhymes with -əʊtə(ɹ)
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the oculomotor nerve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oculomotor nerve, nervus oculomotorius, third cranial nerve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cranial nerve
History
Etymology
From oculo- (“relating to the eye”) + motor.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
動眼的 /动眼的
(dòngyǎnde)
— relating to eye movement
Finnish:
silmän liikkeeseen liittyvä
— relating to eye movement
Finnish:
okulomotorinen
— relating to eye movement
French:
oculomoteur
— relating to eye movement
Greek:
οφθαλμοκινητικός
(ofthalmokinitikós)
— relating to eye movement