ocularly

English

WOTD – 10 July 2010

Etymology

ocular +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒk.jə.lə.li/, /ˈɒk.jʊ.lə.li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.kjə.lɚ.li/, /ˈɑ.kjʊ.lɚ.li/

• Audio (US):

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Adverb

ocularly (not comparable)

1. By means of the eye; visually.
   • 1984, Walter Bitterlich, The relascope idea: relative measurements in forestry:

     Ocularly classifying trees into broad diameter groups

2. Into or towards the eye.
   • 1989, L. F. Prescott, W. S. Nimmo, Novel drug delivery and its therapeutic application:

     Practical ocular drug delivery: approaches to minimize the systemic side-effects of ocularly applied drugs

Related terms

• ocular
• ocularist

Translations

by means of the eye

• Russian: визуально (ru) (vizualʹno)
• Spanish: ocularmente

into or towards the eye