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oculomotor

adj · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒk.jʊl.ə(ʊ)ˌməʊ.tə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Italian: oculomotore — relating to eye movement
  • Polish: okoruchowy — relating to eye movement
  • Spanish: oculomotor — relating to eye movement
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