oculus

oculus
/ok"yeuh leuhs/, n., pl. oculi /-luy'/.
1. an eye.
2. Archit. a circular opening, esp. one at the apex of a dome.
3. Archaeol. a design representing an eye, as on funerary pottery found in megalithic tombs of Europe.
[ < NL, L: EYE]

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(Latin: "eye") In architecture, any of several elements resembling an eye, such as a round or oval window or the round opening at the top of some domes (see Pantheon).

The capital of an Ionic column features an oculus in the form of a disk at the centre of each of its spiral scrolls.

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      (Latin: “eye”), in architecture, any of several structural elements resembling an eye. A small window that is circular or oval in shape, such as an oeil-de-boeuf window (q.v.), is an oculus. The round opening at the top of some domes, or cupolas, is also an oculus; one example of this kind is found in the Pantheon, in Rome.

      The capital of every Ionic column features a characteristic pair of volutes, or spiral scrolls, at the centre of each of which is an eye, or disk, also known as an oculus.

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