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单词 oculus
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Definition of oculus in English:

oculus

nounPlural oculi ˈɒkjʊləsˈäkyələs
Architecture
  • 1A round or eye-like opening or design.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Vents in the facade, the cupolas, and the oculi inside allowed air to circulate throughout the building.
    • Either way, feeding a signal from a microphone placed in the oculus gives a real audio picture of the size of the space.
    • Each of the upper study areas has an oculus in the floor revealing its counterpart below.
    • What could have swayed Capponi away from the plan for an oculus and toward the tall, narrow shape employed by Marcillat?
    1. 1.1 A circular window.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The oculus windows depicted in each of their two cells illuminate the figures with an otherworldly silvery light.
      • The oculus window will complement two large stained glass windows that have been installed in the third-floor ceiling.
      • The light entering through the oculus at the top floods the space with hypnotic patterns of light and shadow.
      • The sun streams in through the open oculus, tracing a circular disk across the walls and floor, creating a walk-in solar observatory.
      • A large oculus brings a cylinder of light down into the main library, bathing the interior in a softly luminous glow.
    2. 1.2 The central boss of a volute.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Formed by the intersection of toroidal geometries, the roof is composed of two shells that interlock at the centre of which is a great glass oculus.
    3. 1.3 An opening at the apex of a dome.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At the centre of the dome is an oculus, a circular hole, which is the only source of light.
      • A round stained glass window will be installed above the oculus (opening at the top of the dome).
      • At the top of the columns a concrete-on-steel deck platform forms the oculus of the interior dome.
      • The major interior space, the Potomac rotunda, balloons under a domed ceiling with an oculus, reaching a height of 120 feet.
      • Supported by slender steel columns that splay arboreally at their tops, the concrete canopy is perforated by a series of different-sized oculi.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally 'eye'.

 
 

Definition of oculus in US English:

oculus

nounˈäkyələs
Architecture
  • 1A round or eye-like opening or design.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each of the upper study areas has an oculus in the floor revealing its counterpart below.
    • Either way, feeding a signal from a microphone placed in the oculus gives a real audio picture of the size of the space.
    • What could have swayed Capponi away from the plan for an oculus and toward the tall, narrow shape employed by Marcillat?
    • Vents in the facade, the cupolas, and the oculi inside allowed air to circulate throughout the building.
    1. 1.1 A circular window.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A large oculus brings a cylinder of light down into the main library, bathing the interior in a softly luminous glow.
      • The sun streams in through the open oculus, tracing a circular disk across the walls and floor, creating a walk-in solar observatory.
      • The light entering through the oculus at the top floods the space with hypnotic patterns of light and shadow.
      • The oculus windows depicted in each of their two cells illuminate the figures with an otherworldly silvery light.
      • The oculus window will complement two large stained glass windows that have been installed in the third-floor ceiling.
    2. 1.2 The central boss of a volute.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Formed by the intersection of toroidal geometries, the roof is composed of two shells that interlock at the centre of which is a great glass oculus.
    3. 1.3 An opening at the apex of a dome.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The major interior space, the Potomac rotunda, balloons under a domed ceiling with an oculus, reaching a height of 120 feet.
      • At the centre of the dome is an oculus, a circular hole, which is the only source of light.
      • Supported by slender steel columns that splay arboreally at their tops, the concrete canopy is perforated by a series of different-sized oculi.
      • At the top of the columns a concrete-on-steel deck platform forms the oculus of the interior dome.
      • A round stained glass window will be installed above the oculus (opening at the top of the dome).

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘eye’.

 
 
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