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optic

17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. optic
  2. optic axis
  3. optic capsule
  4. optic chiasma
  5. optic cup
  6. optic disk
  7. optic lobe
  8. optic nerve
  9. optic orientation
  10. optic placode
  11. optic rod
  12. optic sign
  13. optic vesicle
  14. acousto-optic
  15. fiber-optic
  16. magneto-optic
  17. electro-optical

1op·tic

adjective \ˈäp-tik\

: of or relating to the eyes

Full Definition of OPTIC

:  of or relating to vision or the eye
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Origin of OPTIC

Middle English, from Medieval Latin opticus, from Greek optikos, from opsesthai to be going to see; akin to Greek opsis appearance, ōps eye — more at eye
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to OPTIC

Synonyms
ocular, visual, optical
Antonyms
nonvisual

Rhymes with OPTIC

Coptic

2optic

noun

Definition of OPTIC

1
:  eye
2
a :  any of the elements (as lenses, mirrors, or light guides) of an optical instrument or system —usually used in plural
b :  an optical instrument

First Known Use of OPTIC

1600

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