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Meaning of "oculus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OCULUS

oculus  [ˈɒkjʊləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCULUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oculus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OCULUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Oculus

An oculus, plural oculi, from Latin oculus: eye, denotes a circular opening in the centre of a dome or in a wall. Originating in antiquity, it is a feature of Byzantine and Neoclassical architecture. It is also known as an œil de boeuf from the French, or simply a "bull's-eye".

Definition of oculus in the English dictionary

The definition of oculus in the dictionary is the leaf bud or beginnings of a leaf in a plant. Other definition of oculus is a circular aperture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OCULUS


antituberculous
ˌæntɪtjʊˈbɜːkjʊləs
calculous
ˈkælkjʊləs
calculus
ˈkælkjʊləs
canaliculus
ˌkænəˈlɪkjʊləs
colliculus
kɒˈlɪkjʊləs
dracunculus
drəˈkʌŋkjʊləs
fasciculus
fəˈsɪkjʊləs
flocculus
ˈflɒkjʊləs
funiculus
fjuːˈnɪkjʊləs
homunculus
hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs
loculus
ˈlɒkjʊləs
meticulous
mɪˈtɪkjʊləs
miraculous
mɪˈrækjʊləs
monoculous
mɒˈnɒkjʊləs
precalculus
priːˈkælkjʊləs
ranunculus
rəˈnʌŋkjʊləs
ridiculous
rɪˈdɪkjʊləs
sacculus
ˈsækjʊləs
tuberculous
tjʊˈbɜːkjʊləs
ventriculus
vɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OCULUS

octosyllable
octothorp
octroi
octuor
octuple
octuplet
octuplex
octuplicate
octuply
octyl
ocular
ocular proptosis
ocularist
ocularly
oculate
oculist
oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia
oculomotor
oculomotor nerve
od

WORDS THAT END LIKE OCULUS

apiculus
calyculus
cauliculus
differential calculus
Diodorus Siculus
fonticulus
formal calculus
functional calculus
infinitesimal calculus
integral calculus
lambda calculus
monticulus
panniculus
predicate calculus
propositional calculus
proventriculus
renal calculus
sentential calculus
stimulus
surculus
utriculus

Synonyms and antonyms of oculus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «oculus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OCULUS

Find out the translation of oculus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oculus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oculus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Oculus公司
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

óculo
570 millions of speakers

English

oculus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oculus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

OCULUS
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Oculus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

óculo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চক্ষু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oculus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oculus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oculus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オクルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마력의 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oculus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oculus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oculus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oculus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oculus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Oculus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

OCULUS
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

oculus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oculus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

oculus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Oculus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oculus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OCULUS»

The term «oculus» is very widely used and occupies the 21.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OCULUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oculus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCULUS»

Discover the use of oculus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oculus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oculus Britanniae: An Heroi-panegyrical Poem on the ...
An Heroi-panegyrical Poem on the University of Oxford : Illustrated with Divers Beautiful Similes, and Useful Digressions Nicholas Amhurst. (as, I doubt not, it has most authors) to bring them in and make them look pat to thev purpose; nay,  ...
Nicholas Amhurst, 1724
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Oculus:
First time Oculus users tend to try to look at windows to adjust focus when in fact that does nothing at all. There is a belief that your eyes could be trying to compensate and adjust to having things in focus that it's not directly looking at. We have ...
Luke Melia, 2014
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Oculus Episcopi: Administration in the Archdeaconry of St. ...
Administration in the Archdeaconry of St. Albans, 1580-1625 Robert Peters. done , but concentrates on what the documents reveal. These consist, first, of nineteen act books which, except for a matter of months, cover the entire period.
Robert Peters, 1963
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The Pantheon
Sunlight streams through the oculus and lights up the rotunda. THE OCULUS The part of the dome that weighs least of all is the very center, at the top: it weighs nothing. That's because the Pantheon's dome was never closed at the top. Instead ...
Lesley A. DuTemple, 2003
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Decoding The Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Expert Guide to ...
Dan Brown notes occasionally throughout his novel that the only light to illuminate the altar at certain times is the “pale shaft of moonlight” that streams in by way of the large oculus at the top of this pyramidal building. An oculus, interestingly ...
Simon Cox, 2009
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Dictionary of Insect Morphology
_* eyes oculi approximati _* approximate eyes oculi conniventes _* connivent eyes oculi distantes _* distant eyes oculus, i, m. L. _* eye oculus canaliculatus _* canaliculate eye oculus compositus _* eye oculus extenditus _* extended eye ...
Henrik Steinmann, Lajos Zombori, 1999
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Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia
The phrase would have been found almost certainly in Porphyry's lost De regressu ammae, It is also used by Ambrose of Milan (De Cain et Abel 2.1.5; 2.6. 19 — the phrase oculus mentis occurs far more often). Marius Victorinus prefers the ...
Allan Fitzgerald, John C. Cavadini, 1999
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Lubaroff and Altman on Delaware Limited Partnerships
In January 2010, Oculus Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Oculus”), was formed to identify and structure real estate transactions. Christopher Feeley (“Feeley”) acted as the President and CEO of Oculus and as the ...
Martin I. Lubaroff, Paul M. Altman, 1995
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
L oculus: eye; the ending is not a diminutive, but a suffix denoting action. E oculus; also in names, as oculus Christi: wild sage; oculus lucidus: honeysuckle; oculus mundi: an opal. ocularium: eyehole in a helmet. ocular, oculist. ocularist: maker ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2001
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Patrologiae Cursus Completus: Series Latina: Sive, ...
Maxn sua pulchritudine amorem provocat . et secreta significatione amorem nttnliaL Pulchritudine dico fideli el vcra . nou fucata et ficta. nam quæ oculos pingit stibio. speciem quam non habet mentiturg et oculus intentionis qui mendacio ...
Jacques-Paul Migne, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCULUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oculus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Google Cardboard – a cheap Oculus Rift
HTC is doing it, Oculus is doing it, Samsung is doing it, Sony is doing it, Epson is doing it, but Google is letting you do it yourself: virtual reality ... «Geek Snack, Jul 15»
2
Oculus on Windows 10: 'Support is coming'
With the consumer version of the Oculus Rift set to launch early next year as a dedicated Windows device, support for the latest version of the ... «VRFocus, Jul 15»
3
Wireframe Image of Devastator Program for Oculus Rift Unveiled
Shogo Hasui said with the tweet (it has been translated from Japanese): “Constructicons that appeared in 7 / 26 wonder-TT booth oculus is ... «VRFocus, Jul 15»
4
New to VR: Star Wars ScenePlay Arrives on Oculus Share
Originally released earlier this month via WEARVR, Star Wars ScenePlay has made an appearance on Oculus Share offering the perspective ... «VRFocus, Jul 15»
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Resolution Games Launches Solitaire Jester on Oculus VR Store for …
Today, virtual reality (VR) games studio Resolution Games launched its first game, Solitaire Jester, on the Oculus VR Store for Samsung Gear ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
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Renaissance Geek – Ernest Cline On Ready Player One, Oculus Rift …
More impressively, it heralded the coming era of virtual reality before the advent of devices like the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus. We talked ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
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Oculus' The Rift Release Partnered with Microsoft-Powered Chances
At recently concluded E3 conference, Oculus finally revealed that they are going to roll out the market ready Virtual Reality machine, the Rift. «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
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Oculus Rift Title Endless Labyrinth Releases New Version
Endless Labyrinth the Oculus Rift DK1/DK2 versions and is available from Oculus Share and was developed and tested on Windows 8.1 with ... «VRFocus, Jul 15»
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Fan-made trailer turns Star Wars into an epic, Oculus Rift VR video …
The Oculus Rift virtual reality tech has already infiltrated a few major franchises, but some enterprising fans have decided to figure out what it'd ... «Blastr, Jul 15»
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(VIDEO) Oculus, Microsoft HoloLens, Snapchat and the Inevitable …
He also observes that Oculus and Microsoft HoloLens are set to transform entertainment experiences, and email "will clearly not be the way it is ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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