"optic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɒp.tɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑp.tɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-optic.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒptɪk Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optikós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|optique}} Middle French optique, {{bor|en|ML.|opticus}} Medieval Latin opticus, {{bor|en|grc|ὀπτῐκός||of or for sight}} Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optikós, “of or for sight”), {{af|grc|ὀπτός|-ῐκός|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=visible|t2=-ic}} ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} optic (not comparable)
  1. (relational) Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. Tags: not-comparable, relational Translations (of or relating to the eye or to vision): ὀπτικός (optikós) (Ancient Greek), очен (očen) (Bulgarian), зрителен (zritelen) (Bulgarian), òptic (Catalan), 視覺的 (Chinese Mandarin), 视觉的 (shìjué de) (Chinese Mandarin), optisk (Danish), optika (Esperanto), óptico (Galician), optisch (German), optis (Indonesian), optik (Indonesian), optach (Irish), optik (Malay), óptico (Portuguese), ótico [Brazil] (Portuguese), optic (Romanian), оптический (optičeskij) (Russian), óptico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-optic-en-adj-LlivPte2 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to the eye or to vision': 99 1
  2. (optics, relational) Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Optics Translations (of or relating to optics or optical instruments): оптичен (optičen) (Bulgarian), òptic (Catalan), 光學的 (Chinese Mandarin), 光学的 (guāngxué de) (Chinese Mandarin), optický (Czech), optisk (Danish), optika (Esperanto), óptico (Galician), optisch (German), optis (Indonesian), optik (Indonesian), optaice (Irish), optik (Malay), óptico (Portuguese), ótico [Brazil] (Portuguese), optic (Romanian), оптический (optičeskij) (Russian), óptico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-optic-en-adj-Uy9s4gpX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 26 1 31 38 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'of or relating to optics or optical instruments': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: optick, optique [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /ˈɒp.tɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑp.tɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-optic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: optics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒptɪk Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optikós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|optique}} Middle French optique, {{bor|en|ML.|opticus}} Medieval Latin opticus, {{bor|en|grc|ὀπτῐκός||of or for sight}} Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optikós, “of or for sight”), {{af|grc|ὀπτός|-ῐκός|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=visible|t2=-ic}} ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} optic (plural optics)
  1. (archaic, humorous) An eye. Tags: archaic, humorous
    Sense id: en-optic-en-noun-QVBYOg3x
  2. (optics) A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light. Categories (topical): Optics Translations (optical instrument): леща (lešta) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-optic-en-noun-cE5HPQvH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 26 1 31 38 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'optical instrument': 0 77 23
  3. (trademark in UK) A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar.
    Sense id: en-optic-en-noun-DOdYF5kL Categories (other): British English, English trademarks, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 26 1 31 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 5 15 3 18 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: optick, optique [obsolete] Derived forms: optic stand

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "bottle",
          "bottle"
        ],
        [
          "dispense",
          "dispense"
        ],
        [
          "alcoholic",
          "alcoholic"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ],
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "trademark in UK",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(trademark in UK) A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒp.tɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑp.tɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒptɪk"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-optic.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-optic.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "optick"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "optique"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lešta",
      "sense": "optical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "леща"
    }
  ],
  "word": "optic"
}

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