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optical

op·ti·cal
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl/
    • /ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl/

Definitions of optical word

  • adjective optical of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics. 1
  • adjective optical constructed to assist sight or to correct defects in vision. 1
  • adjective optical of or relating to sight or vision; visual. 1
  • adjective optical of or relating to the eye. 1
  • adjective optical of or relating to an optician or opticians or to their products, especially eyeglasses: an optical service. 1
  • adjective optical dealing with or skilled in optics. 1
See all 18 definitions of optical

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Origin of optical

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; optic + -al1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Optical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Optical

optical popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

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Synonyms for optical

adjective optical

  • visual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
  • ocular — of, relating to, or for the eyes: ocular movements.
  • ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
  • photosensitive — sensitive to light or similar radiation.
  • seeing — the act of a person who sees.
All 6 Synonyms of optical

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Related words

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  • optical scanning

    the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.

  • perspective

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  • blu-ray

    Blu-Ray is a type of video disk that is used for storing large amounts of high quality digital information.

  • compact disk

    an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.

  • nodal point

    either of two points on the axis of a lens or other optical system, determined by extending an incident oblique ray and the corresponding refracted ray to the axis for the pair of rays that are parallel outside the optical system.
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