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optic

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

1op·tic

adj \ˈäp-tik\

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
Related Words: seeing, sighted; focusing (also focussing)
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Rhymes with OPTIC

Coptic

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