"oculus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒk.jʊ.ləs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑk.jə.ləs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-oculus.ogg [General-American] Forms: oculi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒkjʊləs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin oculus (“eye”). Doublet of occhio. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ekʷ-}}, {{bor|en|la|oculus||eye}} Latin oculus (“eye”), {{doublet|en|occhio}} Doublet of occhio Head templates: {{en-noun|oculi}} oculus (plural oculi)
  1. (architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
    The central boss of a volute.
    Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-oculus-en-noun-v~KJeGA1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Topics: architecture
  2. (architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
    An opening at the apex of a dome.
    Categories (topical): Architecture, Architectural elements
    Sense id: en-oculus-en-noun-Uz3aikXa Disambiguation of Architectural elements: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (circular window or opening): кръгъл прозорец (krǎgǎl prozorec) (Bulgarian), ull de bou [masculine] (Catalan), òcul [masculine] (Catalan), œil-de-bœuf [masculine] (French), Oculus [masculine] (German), Ochsenauge [neuter] (German), Rundfenster [neuter] (German), אוֹקוּלוּס (okulus) [masculine] (Hebrew), (me) (Japanese), (me) (Japanese), óculo [masculine] (Spanish), oculus [common-gender] (Swedish), oxöga [neuter] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'circular window or opening': 50 50

Inflected forms

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