English → Latin
“ocular” in Latin
oculuseye; sight, vision; luminary of the sun and starsexpōnōto make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out; to set forth; to
The English word ocular itself goes back to Latin oculus, through oculāris.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ocular
by the genitive oculorum; or otherwise by circumlocution with oculus, oculi. To give ocular demonstration of anything, oculis, ante oculos alicujus aliquid proponere, exponere (Cic.); oculis subjicere (Liv.); sub aspectum subjicere (att. ad Hor.): ocular illusions, ludibria oculorum, credita pro veris (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ocular?
- The usual Latin words for “ocular” are oculus, expōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.