optical
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪkəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪkəl/
Adjective
optical (comparative more optical, superlative most optical)
- Of, or relating to sight; visual.
- Strabismus is an optical defect.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Designed to assist or enhance sight
- A microscope is an optical instrument.
- Of, or relating to optics.
- Refraction is an optical effect.
- Of, or relating to visible light.
- Optical telescopes don't work when it is cloudy.
- Incorporating light-sensitive devices.
- An optical switch opens the door automatically.
Derived terms
- electrooptical
- extraordinary optical transmission
- floptical
- floptical disk
- magnetooptical
- magnetoptical
- nonoptical
- optical activity
- optical art
- optical astronomy
- optical axis
- optical black hole
- optical character recognition
- optical disc
- optical double
- optical drive
- optical fiber
- optical fibre
- optical flat
- optical glass
- optical illusion
- optical isomer
- opticality
- optically
- optical media
- optical microscope
- optical rotation
- optical rotatory dispersion
- optical spectrum
- optical switch
- optical telescope
- optical trap
- quasioptical
- suboptical
Translations
relating to sight — see optic
designed to assist or enhance sight
relating to optics — see optic
relating to visible light
incorporating light-sensitive devices
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