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Examples of optic in a Sentence
Pengju Li, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2024
Besides the khaki hue, the coat is available in seven additional colors, including trendy red and optic white.
—Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Whether wearing them with snow boots and a winter coat this season, or styling them with sandals and a breezy blouse once temperatures warm, take inspiration from Meghan Markle by adding a pair of optic white jeans to your wardrobe.
—Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
This white sneaker, in particular, is simply perfect, in a bright, optic shade of white.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
Meta is promising a 40 percent slimmer optic profile compared to the Quest 2, discounting any facial inserts.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
The good news was that doctors knew almost instantly what was wrong with me (optic neuritis, or inflammation of the optic nerve) and how to treat it (five days of intravenous steroids).
—Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
But doing so also hinders the efficient capture and guidance of emitted photons via the fiber’s internal optic mode, also known as channeling efficiency—the mechanism by which the photons are coupled into and channeled through the fiber based on the fiber’s structure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2024
But that’s actually something of an optic illusion, says Alexes Hazen, M.D., a reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgeon at NYU Langone Health.
—Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 24 July 2023
Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
The first lady’s campaign drew some criticism, with many frustrated by the optics of her husband, Gov. Phil Murphy, pushing his wife’s candidacy.
—Nick Duffy, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Digital cameras continued to render major changes to lensing in high-end cinematography, shifting the emphasis to optics for creating the right feeling, and to mitigate the direct and literal nature of the digital image.
—David Heuring, Variety, 3 Mar. 2024
If the court rules for Mr. Trump in the Colorado case, it might be attracted to the optics of ruling against him on his claim of immunity, which legal experts say is an ambitious argument with potentially frightening implications.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Whether Willis’s relationship with Wade amounts to a violation of ethics or of the law—or merely to bad optics—the right-wing media has seized on the story.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
Besides the bad optics of having Biden post to a platform that lawmakers at the federal and numerous state levels have warned could compromise U.S. security, the question is why the president only now signed up.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
The optics of using the measure became increasingly awkward as Japanese stocks hit a record high this month, begging the question of why the equity market needed support.
—Toru Fujioka, Fortune Asia, 19 Mar. 2024
Frank talked me into writing for him, explaining optics and wave mechanics to the public.
—Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Adjective
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
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Optic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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optic
adjectiveAdjective
Middle English optic "relating to the eye," from Latin opticus (same meaning), from Greek optikos (same meaning), from opsesthai "to be going to see" — related to autopsy
Medical Definition
optic
2 of 2 noun
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