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- [op-tik]
- /ˈɒp tɪk/
- /ˈɒp.tɪk/
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- [op-tik]
- /ˈɒp tɪk/
Definitions of optic word
- adjective optic of or relating to the eye or sight. 2
- noun optic a lens of an optical instrument. 1
- noun optic Of or relating to the eye or vision. 1
- adjective optic relating to the eye 1
- noun optic science of vision 1
- abbreviation OPTIC optical. 0
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Origin of optic
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Medieval Latin opticus < Greek optikós, equivalent to opt(ós) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Optic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
optic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
optic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for optic
adjective optic
- visual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
- ocular — of, relating to, or for the eyes: ocular movements.
- optical — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- beheld — Beheld is the past tense of behold.
- discernible — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
noun optic
- optics — the eye.
- trifocal — Optics. having three foci.
- lens — a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- eyeball — Look or stare at closely.
- oculus — an eye.
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