Synonyms of optical

optical

adjective

ˈäp-ti-kəl 

as in optic

of, relating to, or used in vision

an optical illusion that fools most people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• optic
• visual
• ocular
• focusing
• sighted
• seeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of optical

Any page that’s readable by a human could also be correctly interpreted by an AI scraping tool that simply renders the full webpage and uses optical character recognition on an image of the output. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Their work showed that the optical signatures were influenced by the strength of the interactions among the electrons, which is useful in exploring other systems which have multiple interacting particles. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Viewers should also not look at the eclipse through camera lens, telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device unless using a specific solar filter for the device, even with the glasses or solar viewers. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

Joe Conti, an independent researcher and physics enthusiast based in Massachusetts, is inviting eclipse observers across Iceland and Spain to capture the optical mystery on their smartphones as part of a citizen science project. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing optical

• optical illusion