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1. SYN: ophthalmic. 2. The eyepiece of a microscope, the lens or lenses at the observer end of a microscope, by means of which the image focused by the objective is viewed. [L. oculus, eye]
- compensating o. an o. that compensates and corrects for the effects of chromatic aberration in the objective.
- Huygens o. the compound o. of a microscope, composed of two planoconvex lenses so arranged that the plane side of each is directed toward the observer.
- Ramsden o. an eyepiece of a microscope, consisting of two planoconvex lenses with convexities turned to each other.
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oc·u·lar 'äk-yə-lər adj of or relating to the eye <the \ocular adnexa include the eyelids and the lacrimal glands>
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adj.
of or concerned with the eye or vision.
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oc·u·lar (okґu-lər) [L. ocularis, from oculus eye] 1. of, pertaining to, or affecting the eye; called also ophthalmic and optic. 2. eyepiece.Medical dictionary. 2011.