Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ocularium

/ˌɑk.jəˈlɛɹ.i.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-u-lar-i-um
IPA: /ˌɑk.jəˈlɛɹ.i.əm/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slit in a helmet through which the wearer could see.

noun

An elevated mound or "turret", found in some arachnids and other creatures, which contains simple eyes (ocelli).

Example Sentences

"[…] A CLOSED HELMET, with blued surface; the skull-piece has a high roped comb, a deep visor pierced with the ocularium, bevor with annular piercings […]"
"Ocularium with paired armature; area III usually with a pair of spines or tubercles; femur IV entirely straight and unarmed (Figure 4.29a), posterior ozopore absent or much smaller than anterior ozopore (Brazilian Atlantic forest) ..."
"Ocularium [of Hydrocolus paugus] absent (instar I and II) or present (instar III); maxillary cardo present; prementum subrectangular; labial palpomere 2 subcylindrical; antennomere 2 with a secondary seta in instar II and III larvae; legs without natatory setae […]"

Etymology

From Latin oculārium.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: oculārius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑk.jəˈlɛɹ.i.əm/
British English: /ˌɒk.jʊˈlɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

ocularia (plural) occularium (alternative)

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce ocularium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑk.jəˈlɛɹ.i.əm/.
What does ocularium mean?: A slit in a helmet through which the wearer could see.
Where does ocularium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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