📖 Definitions of "Optic"
noun
- 1
An eye.
- 2
A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light.
- 3
A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar.
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- 2
Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.
🔄 Synonyms of "Optic"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| eyenoun | An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”). |
| oculusnoun | (architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). |
| peepernoun | (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye. |
| opticalnoun | Of or relating to sight; visual. |
| ocularnoun | Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight |
| visualnoun | Related to or affecting the vision. |
| opthalmic | Misspelling of ophthalmic. [(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Optic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ocular | Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight |
| eyenoun | An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”). |
| oculusnoun | (architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). |
| opthalmicnoun | Misspelling of ophthalmic. [(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.] |
| peepernoun | (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye. |
| optical | Of or relating to sight; visual. |
| visual | Related to or affecting the vision. |
| veinnoun | (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| lensnoun | (optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it. |
| light | Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure. |
| fibernoun | (uncountable) A material in the form of fibers. |
| perspectivenoun | (figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience. |
| standpointnoun | A point of view; a perspective. |
| viewpointnoun | An angle, outlook or point of view. |
| anglenoun | (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| context | (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm. |
| viewnoun | The act of seeing or looking at something. |
| mindnoun | The capability for rational thought. |
| endnoun | The terminal point of something in space or time. |
| regardnoun | One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. |
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