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oculus

UK/ˈɒk.jʊ.ləs//ˈɑk.jə.ləs/

oculus noun: the central boss of a volute.

oculus: the central boss of a volute
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Noun

oculus (plural oculi)

  1. The central boss of a volute.
  2. An opening at the apex of a dome.
    • One can glimpse the sky through the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome.

oculus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

oculus in Hindi

ऑक्युलस, ऑकुलस

oculus in Tamil

கண், விழி, பார்வை உறுப்பு

oculus in Marathi

ऑक्युलस, आक्युलस

oculus in Urdu

اوکولس, آکولس, اوکلاس
More languagesFewer languages
oculus in Bengali
অকুলাস, ওকুলাস
oculus in Telugu
ఆక్యులస్, ఓక్యులస్, ఓకులస్
oculus in Malayalam
ഓക്കുലസ്, ഒക്കുലസ്
oculus in Kannada
ಆಕ್ಯುಲಸ್
oculus in Punjabi
ਓਕੂਲਸ, ਓਕੁਲਸ, ਅਕੂਲਸ
oculus in Gujarati
ઓક્યુલસ
oculus in Odia
ଅକୁଲସ୍, ଅକ୍ଯ଼ୁଲସ୍, ଓକୁଲସ୍
oculus in Nepali
ओक्युलस, अक्युलस, ओकुलस

Forms of oculus

pluraloculi

Plural of oculus: oculi

Origin of oculus

Learned borrowing from Latin oculus (“eye”). Doublet of occhio.

Questions about oculus

What does oculus mean?
Oculus means the central boss of a volute.
What is oculus in Hindi?
Oculus in Hindi is ऑक्युलस, ऑकुलस. See Oculus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is oculus?
Oculus is a noun.
How do you pronounce oculus?
Oculus is pronounced /ˈɒk.jʊ.ləs/ (UK).
What is the plural of oculus?
The plural of oculus is oculi.

Words near oculus in the dictionary

  1. oculosyphilis
  2. oculotoxic
  3. oculotropic
  4. oculovestibular
  5. oculozygomatic
  6. oculus
  7. ocum
  8. ocupado
  9. Ocute
  10. OCW
  11. ocydrome

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: oculus (page history and authors); oculus (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oculus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oculus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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