oculi
Round dome openings
Oculi is the Latin plural of oculus, meaning eyes.
The term appears in anatomical and architectural contexts.
In architecture, oculi are circular windows or openings, especially in domes—the oculus of the Pantheon being the most famous example.
In anatomy, oculi refers to the eyes or eye sockets: the muscles surrounding the oculi.
Eye's clear outer dome
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- pupilLearner or eye opening
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- scleraEyeball's outer membrane
lens · conjunctiva · vitreous · aqueous · macula · fovea · optic · eyelid
Rounded vault forming roof
- skylightWindow in a roof
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
clerestory · vault · atrium · fenestration · porthole · transom · tracery · roundel
Perceiving everything at once
- providenceDivine protective care
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
- hamsaPalm-shaped protective amulet
third eye · surveillance · panopticon · witness · oracle · prophecy · insight · enlightenment
Blurry distance vision
- hyperopiaDifficulty seeing nearby objects
- astigmatismIrregular corneal curvature disorder
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- cataractClouded eye lens
strabismus · amblyopia · keratitis · conjunctivitis · macular degeneration · retinopathy · diplopia · presbyopia
cornea
Eye's clear outer dome
sclera · lens · conjunctiva · vitreous · aqueous · macula · fovea · optic · eyelid · orbit
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
pantheon · clerestory · vault · atrium · fenestration · porthole · transom · tracery · roundel · cupola
all-seeing
Perceiving everything at once
- providenceDivine protective care
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
hamsa · third eye · surveillance · panopticon · witness · oracle · prophecy · insight · enlightenment · awakening
myopia
Blurry distance vision
- hyperopiaDifficulty seeing nearby objects
- astigmatismIrregular corneal curvature disorder
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
cataract · strabismus · amblyopia · keratitis · conjunctivitis · macular degeneration · retinopathy · diplopia · presbyopia · ophthalmology
Lent
Christian fasting season
oculicasement windows
Hinged panels that swing open
bay windows · picture windows · dormer windows · Gothic windows · sash windows
- ocular migraineHeadache causing sight disruption
- Oculus QuestStandalone VR headset
- Oculus RiftPioneering VR headset brand
binoculars, ocular, monocular, oculus, oculist, intraocular, interocular