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optical

38 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. optical (adjective)
  2. optical activity (noun)
  3. optical anomaly (noun)
  4. optical art (noun)
  5. optical bench (noun)
  6. optical bleach (noun)
  7. optical calcite (noun)
  8. optical computer (noun)
  9. optical constant (noun)
  10. optical contact (noun)
  11. optical correction (noun)
  12. optical disk (noun)
  13. optical double star (noun)
  14. optical electron (noun)
  15. optical fiber (noun)
  16. optical flat (noun)
  17. optical gage (noun)
  18. optical glass (noun)
  19. optical haze (noun)
  20. optical illusion (noun)
  21. optical inversion (noun)
  22. optical lever (noun)
  23. optical microscope (noun)
  24. optical printer (noun)
  25. optical pyrometer (noun)
  26. optical rotation (noun)
  27. optical section (noun)
  28. optical square (noun)
  29. optical system (noun)
  30. optical train (noun)

op·ti·cal

adj \ˈäp-ti-kəl\

Definition of OPTICAL

1
: of or relating to the science of optics
2
a : of or relating to vision : visual b : visible 1 <optical wavelength> c : of, relating to, or being objects that emit light in the visible range of frequencies <an optical galaxy> d : using the properties of light to aid vision <an optical instrument>
3
a : of, relating to, or utilizing light especially instead of other forms of energy <optical microscopy> b : involving the use of light-sensitive devices to acquire information for a computer <optical character recognition>
4
: of or relating to optical art
— op·ti·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of OPTICAL

  1. The company manufactures microscopes, telescopes, and other optical instruments.
  2. <an optical illusion that fools most people>

First Known Use of OPTICAL

1570

Related to OPTICAL

Synonyms: ocular, optic, visual
Antonyms: nonvisual
Related Words: seeing, sighted; focusing (also focussing)
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