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Optic
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1535–45; < Medieval Latin opticus < Greek optikós, equivalent to opt(ós) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic
1535–45; < Medieval Latin opticus < Greek optikós, equivalent to opt(ós) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
in·ter·op·tic, adjective
non·op·tic, adjective
post·op·tic, adjective
pre·op·tic, adjective
sub·op·tic, adjective
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Word Origin & History
optic
1540s, from M.Fr. optique, obtique (c.1300), from M.L. opticus "of sight or seeing," from Gk. optikos "of or having to do with sight," from optos "seen, visible," from op-, root of opsesthai "be going to see," related to ops "eye," from PIE *oqw- "eye/see" (see eye). Optics
EXPAND "science of sight and light" is from 1570s.
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Medical Dictionary
optic op·tic (ŏp'tĭk) or op·ti·cal (ŏp'tĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the eye or vision.
Of or relating to the science of optics or optical equipment.
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Science Dictionary
optic  (ŏp'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or involving the eye or vision. |
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