optic

Meanings

Plural: optics

Noun

the organ of sight
An eye.
A 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.

Adjective

of or relating to or resembling the eye
- "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"
relating to or using sight
- "an optical illusion"

Adj

Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed 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).

Synonyms

eye, ocular, oculus, opthalmic, optical, visual

Scrabble Score: 9

optic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 11

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