biocularadj.

Brit.

/bʌɪˈɒkjᵿlə/, U.S.

/baɪˈɑkjələr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bi- comb. form, ocular adj.

Etymology: < bi- comb. form + ocular adj. In sense 2 probably after French bioculaire (1844 or earlier; 1801 or earlier in sense 1). Compare earlier monocular adj., and also binocular adj.

†1. Zoology. Having two eyes. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 179 Biocular creatures can in an instant (or the twinkling of an eye, which, being very quick, is vulgarly used in the same signification) move their eyes so as to direct the optick Axis to any point.

1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World 368 The Eys of some Insects are not Movable, and then they are Multocular, as well as many of them Multipedous; and Biocular Animals have also their Eys of several Figures, and Coats, and Temperatures.

2. Of or relating to both eyes; involving or performed by both eyes. Cf. binocular adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > binocular or stereoscopic

binocular1738

biocular1846

stereoptic1931

1846 J. N. McElligott Man. Orthogr. & Definition 115 Between the prefix and the radical, is sometimes inserted a mere letter of union; as, bi-ocular, binocular.

1882 Telegr. Jrnl. & Electr. Rev. 18 Nov. 387/2 Unless there has been special training in biocular vision the duplication of these marginal images is rarely perceived at all.

1894 Photogr. Times & Amer. Photographer 21 Dec. 404/1 It has been known for a long time that the sensation of relief and aerial perspective is due to bi-ocular vision.

1939 Geogr. Rev. 29 516 Total face height, upper face height, nose height, nose length, and bi-ocular width.

2004 European Jrnl. Health Econ. 5 23/3 The overwhelming majority of patients had biocular disease.

3. Of an optical instrument or apparatus: having two eyepieces; designed to be used with both eyes. Cf. binocular adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1887 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 7 1067 Mr. Crisp exhibited..the bi-ocular and tri-ocular Microscopes of M. A. Nachet.

1930 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 24 315 Austmann..was able by means of a biocular dissecting microscope..to see the living larva in situ.

1980 Science 14 Mar. 1262/2 (advt.) It features a biocular viewer, allowing you to..look with both eyes, like watching TV.

1994 Wildlife Soc. Bull. 22 124/2 This problem may be resolved by the use of a 15.3-cm biocular viewing lens, allowing both eyes to view objects through the scope.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	biocular
释义	biocularadj. Brit. /bʌɪˈɒkjᵿlə/, U.S. /baɪˈɑkjələr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bi- comb. form, ocular adj. Etymology: < bi- comb. form + ocular adj. In sense 2 probably after French bioculaire (1844 or earlier; 1801 or earlier in sense 1). Compare earlier monocular adj., and also binocular adj. †1. Zoology. Having two eyes. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 179 Biocular creatures can in an instant (or the twinkling of an eye, which, being very quick, is vulgarly used in the same signification) move their eyes so as to direct the optick Axis to any point. 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World 368 The Eys of some Insects are not Movable, and then they are Multocular, as well as many of them Multipedous; and Biocular Animals have also their Eys of several Figures, and Coats, and Temperatures. 2. Of or relating to both eyes; involving or performed by both eyes. Cf. binocular adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > binocular or stereoscopic binocular1738 biocular1846 stereoptic1931 1846 J. N. McElligott Man. Orthogr. & Definition 115 Between the prefix and the radical, is sometimes inserted a mere letter of union; as, bi-ocular, binocular. 1882 Telegr. Jrnl. & Electr. Rev. 18 Nov. 387/2 Unless there has been special training in biocular vision the duplication of these marginal images is rarely perceived at all. 1894 Photogr. Times & Amer. Photographer 21 Dec. 404/1 It has been known for a long time that the sensation of relief and aerial perspective is due to bi-ocular vision. 1939 Geogr. Rev. 29 516 Total face height, upper face height, nose height, nose length, and bi-ocular width. 2004 European Jrnl. Health Econ. 5 23/3 The overwhelming majority of patients had biocular disease. 3. Of an optical instrument or apparatus: having two eyepieces; designed to be used with both eyes. Cf. binocular adj. 2. ΚΠ 1887 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 7 1067 Mr. Crisp exhibited..the bi-ocular and tri-ocular Microscopes of M. A. Nachet. 1930 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 24 315 Austmann..was able by means of a biocular dissecting microscope..to see the living larva in situ. 1980 Science 14 Mar. 1262/2 (advt.) It features a biocular viewer, allowing you to..look with both eyes, like watching TV. 1994 Wildlife Soc. Bull. 22 124/2 This problem may be resolved by the use of a 15.3-cm biocular viewing lens, allowing both eyes to view objects through the scope. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1665
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