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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA 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.
(archaic, humorous)An eye.
- the organ of sight
Examples
9 sentencesMethanol can damage the optic nerve.
deMethanol kann den Sehnerv schädigen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — Selena777
deGlasfaserkabel können riesige Mengen von Informationen transportieren. — raggione
Origin
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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