How to pronounce oculus
American English pronunciation
OK-yuh-lus
- IPA
- /ˈɑkjələs/
- Syllables
- OK · yuh · lus (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What oculus means
A round window or opening at the top of a dome
In a sentence: Rain fell straight through the oculus in the roof of the old dome.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word for an eye.
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