interocular

[ in-ter-ok-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. being, or situated, between the eyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interocular¹

First recorded in 1820–30; inter- + ocular

Example Sentences

Interocular, in-tėr-ok′ū-lar, adj. between the eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Etymology.—Latin, in reference to the pale interocular band.

From Project Gutenberg

A says a shortage in interocular lenses for cataract operations earlier this year at hospitals in Athens meant a run on his own hospital, which was still well stocked, forcing his hospital to refuse new patients needing the procedure.

From The Guardian

The “doubling” of objects is only equal to the interocular distance.

From Project Gutenberg

Stereoscopic pictures are usually so mounted that “identical points” on the two pictures are farther apart than the interocular distance and therefore the two images cannot be combined when the optical axes of the eyes are parallel or nearly so, which is the condition when looking at a distant object.

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