optic
A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with lightA lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light.
» Methanol can damage the optic nerve.
Methanol kann den Sehnerv schädigen.
Значення
значень: 3A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light.
A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar.
(архаїчне, жартівливе)An eye.
- the organ of sight
Приклади
речень: 9Methanol can damage the optic nerve.
deMethanol kann den Sehnerv schädigen.
A national fibre-optic network project has started.
Love can't bloom over a fiber optic cable.
Extragalactic stars can only be observed with optic instruments.
Fibre-optic cables can carry huge amounts of information.
ruОптоволоконный кабель способен передавать огромное количество информации.
deGlasfaserkabel können riesige Mengen von Informationen transportieren.
Походження
Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκόςBorrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).
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