noun
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a device attached to an inverted bottle for dispensing measured quantities of liquid, such as whisky, gin, etc
adjective
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of or relating to the eye or vision
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a less common word for optical
noun
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an informal word for eye 1
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Relating to or involving the eye or vision.
Other Word Forms
- interoptic adjective
- nonoptic adjective
- postoptic adjective
- preoptic adjective
- suboptic adjective
Etymology
Origin of optic
1535–45; < Medieval Latin opticus < Greek optikós, equivalent to opt ( ós ) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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After a week getting steroids and pain medicine at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, he received the biopsy results: an extremely aggressive malignant mass was blocking blood flow to Duong’s optic nerve.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The work will also connect with the SAFAtor project, which is exploring how optic fibre cables can be used to improve early warning systems for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
Three weeks ago, the Oscars production team loaded its equipment into the Dolby Theatre: more than 800 lighting fixtures, a custom PA system and massive fiber optic cables that run underground.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fiber optic cable?
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
He’d even painted the room, from its sky blue to a barren, optic white.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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