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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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Optic (ˈɒptɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (Brit) trademark a device attached to an inverted bottle for dispensing measured quantities of liquid, such as whisky, gin, etc | |
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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
"science of sight and light" is from 1570s.
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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
Although their eyes and optic nerves were functional, the region of their brains involved in visual processing had been damaged.
The bullet severed the optic nerve in his right eye before shattering his jaw and then lodging in his neck near his jugular vein.
The electrodes stimulate the neurons in the retina, which send secondary signals down the optic nerve to the brain.
Once the marvel of the telecom world, the first undersea fiber optic cables have reached the point of telecom obsolescence.
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