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noun
A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
The central boss of a volute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
An opening at the apex of a dome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the organ of sight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: eye, optic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
Narrower terms: naked eye, peeper, oculus dexter, OD, oculus sinister, OS, simple eye, stemma, ocellus, compound eye
History
Learned borrowing from Latin oculus (“eye”). Doublet of occhio.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
