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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OCULUS

Oc "u *lus, n.; pl. Oculi. Etym: [L., an eye. ]

1. An eye; (Bot. ) a leaf bud.

2. (Arch. )

Defn: A round window, usually a small one.

New American Oxford Dictionary

oculus

oc u lus |ˈäkyələs ˈɑkjələs | ▶noun ( pl. oculi |-ˌlī, -ˌlē | ) Architecture a round or eyelike opening or design, in particular: • a circular window. • the central boss of a volute. • an opening at the apex of a dome. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘eye. ’

Oxford Dictionary

oculus

oculus |ˈɒkjʊləs | ▶noun ( pl. oculi |-lʌɪ, -liː | ) Architecture a round or eye-like opening or design, in particular: • a circular window. • the central boss of a volute. • an opening at the apex of a dome. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘eye ’.