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oculus

[ ok-yuh-luh s ]

/ ˈɒk yə ləs /

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noun, plural oc·u·li [ok-yuh-lahy] /ˈɒk yəˌlaɪ/.

an eye.

Architecture. a circular opening, especially one at the apex of a dome.

Archaeology. a design representing an eye, as on funerary pottery found in megalithic tombs of Europe.

Origin of oculus

< New Latin, Latin: eye

Words nearby oculus

oculoplethysmography, oculopneumoplethysmography, oculopupillary, oculovertebral dysplasia, oculozygomatic, oculus, ocy-, od, od., oda, oda nobunaga

Example sentences from the Web for oculus

The Oculus Rift essentially tricks your brain into believing what it sees is real.

Welcome to Oculus XXX: In-Your-Face 3D is the Future of Porn |Aurora Snow |October 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Oculus Rift is a wearable headset that goes over the eyes like a clunky pair of scuba goggles.

Welcome to Oculus XXX: In-Your-Face 3D is the Future of Porn |Aurora Snow |October 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This hidden Eden continues to baffle geologists with its oculus of volcanic stone.

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This is important, because early VR headsets (including prototypes of the Oculus Rift) would make users feel motion sickness.

The Game You Wear on Your Face: Virtual Reality Is Finally Here |Alec Kubas-Meyer |May 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Many people heard about the Rift for the first time on March 25 when Oculus VR was purchased by the social network for $2 billion.

The Game You Wear on Your Face: Virtual Reality Is Finally Here |Alec Kubas-Meyer |May 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The round chapel to the left of the apse has a cupola with an oculus and a lantern at the top.

The Shores of the Adriatic |F. Hamilton Jackson
Oculus domini saginat equum—The master's eye makes the horse fat.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood
It opens to the nave, with two pointed arches with an oculus above.

The Shores of the Adriatic |F. Hamilton Jackson
Indeed, some say that the eye is so called from its swiftness (oculus a velocitate).

On Prayer and The Contemplative Life |St. Thomas Aquinas

Medical definitions for oculus

oculus

[ ŏk′yə-ləs ]

n. pl. oc•u•li (-lī′)

Eye.