oculus UK /ˈɒk.jʊ.ləs/US /ˈɑk.jə.ləs/ noun3 •A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). •An opening at the apex of a dome.One can glimpse the sky through the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome. •The central boss of a volute. formsoculi