oculusn.

Brit.

/ˈɒkjᵿləs/, U.S.

/ˈɑkjələs/

Inflections: Plural oculi.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oculus.

Etymology: < classical Latin oculus eye, also bud, knob at the centre of the spiral scroll adorning capitals, marking resembling an eye. Compare French oculus small round church window (1852; compare sense 2).Classical Latin oculus is cognate with Sanskrit akṣ- , ancient Greek ὄσσεσθαι (see oss v.), ὄψεσθαι (see optic adj.), Old Church Slavonic oko , Russian oko , Lithuanian akis , and ultimately with the Germanic base of eye n.¹

†1. Botany. A leaf bud; = eye n.¹ 10b(a). Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > bud > [noun] > leaf-bud

gem1382

leaf bud1658

oculus1728

gemma1770

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Oculi, Eyes, in botany, the gemmæ, or buds of a plant just putting forth.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 802/1 Oculus, an eye, i.e. a leaf-bud.

2. Botany and Zoology. An eye, spec. the compound eye of an insect. Also: a structure or marking resembling an eye; an ocellus. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking > eye-like spot

oculus1797

eyespot1798

ocellus1826

eyemark1844

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > head > eye

oculus1797

1797 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 182/2 Oculus, the eye, in anatomy.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 490 Oculi.—I must now call your attention to organs of more importance and interest, and which indeed include a world of wonders: I mean the eyes (Oculi).

1903 N.E.D. Oculus,..a spot resembling an eye, an ocellus.

1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms Entomol. 91 Oculi -us, the eyes: an eye: refers to the compound eyes.

3. Architecture.

a. A round or eyelike opening or design; spec. a circular window or piece of tracery (esp. in a church), or an opening at the apex of a dome.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > West part > [noun] > west window

pede-window1846

oculus1848

1848 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 5) p. xvii The circular window..in the centre of the west front..was a common feature in the Norman style, and was called the ‘Oculus’, or eye of the building.

1949 Archit. Rev. 105 4 Of these tracery forms two deserve particular note. The oculus and the mouchette. ‘Oculus’ is a useful word to apply to those circles of blind tracery which are analogous to the Rose in window tracery.

1976 E. Malins & Knight of Glin Lost Demesnes i. 6 An enormous walled garden with the significant feature of mammoth oculi (now partially walled up) on all four sides.

1986 D. Watkin Hist. Western Archit. i. 60/2 The top of the dome is open to the sky through an oculus 28 feet (8.5 m) in diameter.

†b. A round hollowed stone. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] > hollowed stone

oculus1892

1892 T. F. Thiselton-Dyer Church Lore Glean. 133 At Waverley Abbey, Surrey, in 1731, there were found in a stone oculus, two leaden dishes soldered together, containing a human heart, well preserved in pickle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oculus
释义	oculusn. Brit. /ˈɒkjᵿləs/, U.S. /ˈɑkjələs/ Inflections: Plural oculi. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oculus. Etymology: < classical Latin oculus eye, also bud, knob at the centre of the spiral scroll adorning capitals, marking resembling an eye. Compare French oculus small round church window (1852; compare sense 2).Classical Latin oculus is cognate with Sanskrit akṣ- , ancient Greek ὄσσεσθαι (see oss v.), ὄψεσθαι (see optic adj.), Old Church Slavonic oko , Russian oko , Lithuanian akis , and ultimately with the Germanic base of eye n.¹ †1. Botany. A leaf bud; = eye n.¹ 10b(a). Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > bud > [noun] > leaf-bud gem1382 leaf bud1658 oculus1728 gemma1770 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Oculi, Eyes, in botany, the gemmæ, or buds of a plant just putting forth. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 802/1 Oculus, an eye, i.e. a leaf-bud. 2. Botany and Zoology. An eye, spec. the compound eye of an insect. Also: a structure or marking resembling an eye; an ocellus. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking > eye-like spot oculus1797 eyespot1798 ocellus1826 eyemark1844 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > head > eye oculus1797 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 182/2 Oculus, the eye, in anatomy. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 490 Oculi.—I must now call your attention to organs of more importance and interest, and which indeed include a world of wonders: I mean the eyes (Oculi). 1903 N.E.D. Oculus,..a spot resembling an eye, an ocellus. 1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms Entomol. 91 Oculi -us, the eyes: an eye: refers to the compound eyes. 3. Architecture. a. A round or eyelike opening or design; spec. a circular window or piece of tracery (esp. in a church), or an opening at the apex of a dome. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > West part > [noun] > west window pede-window1846 oculus1848 1848 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 5) p. xvii The circular window..in the centre of the west front..was a common feature in the Norman style, and was called the ‘Oculus’, or eye of the building. 1949 Archit. Rev. 105 4 Of these tracery forms two deserve particular note. The oculus and the mouchette. ‘Oculus’ is a useful word to apply to those circles of blind tracery which are analogous to the Rose in window tracery. 1976 E. Malins & Knight of Glin Lost Demesnes i. 6 An enormous walled garden with the significant feature of mammoth oculi (now partially walled up) on all four sides. 1986 D. Watkin Hist. Western Archit. i. 60/2 The top of the dome is open to the sky through an oculus 28 feet (8.5 m) in diameter. †b. A round hollowed stone. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] > hollowed stone oculus1892 1892 T. F. Thiselton-Dyer Church Lore Glean. 133 At Waverley Abbey, Surrey, in 1731, there were found in a stone oculus, two leaden dishes soldered together, containing a human heart, well preserved in pickle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728
随便看	guffawing guffawingly guffaws guffer guffer-eel guffereel guffin guffs guffy guga gugas gugelhof gugelhupf gugg guggenheim guggle guggled guggles gugglet guggling guggul guglet guglets guglio guhr