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ocularnounThe eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument, i.e., the optical element closest to the eye.
eyenounAn organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
oculusnoun(architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
opthalmicMisspelling of ophthalmic. [(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.]
peepernoun(colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye.
opticalnoun(film) Any special effect requiring laboratory work on the film.
visualnounAny element of something that depends on sight.
lensnoun(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
perspectivenoun(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
linesnoun(film, theater) Words spoken by the actors.
lmgnounInitialism of light machine gun. [A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person; such guns use rifle cartridges, whereas submachine guns use pistol cartridges.]
viewnounThe act of seeing or looking at something.
partsnoun(euphemistic) The genitals, short for private parts.
approachnoun(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
lensesnoun(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
perspectivesnoun(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
purposesnounThe end for which something is done, is made or exists.
termsIn legal terminology, Terms can have different meanings, depending on the specific context.
viewpointsa movement-based pedagogical and artistic practice that provides a framework for creating and analyzing performance by exploring spatial relationships, shape, time, emotion, movement mechanics, and the materiality of the actor's body.
imagenounA visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

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