optic

American  

[op-tik] / ˈɒp tɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the eye or sight.

2. optical.

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noun

1. the eye.

2. a lens of an optical instrument.

Optic ¹ British  

/ ˈɒptɪk /

noun

1. a device attached to an inverted bottle for dispensing measured quantities of liquid, such as whisky, gin, etc

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optic ² British  

/ ˈɒptɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the eye or vision

2. a less common word for optical

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noun

1. an informal word for eye 1

optic Scientific  

/ ŏp′tĭk /

1. Relating to or involving the eye or vision.

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Other Word Forms

• interoptic adjective
• nonoptic adjective
• postoptic adjective
• preoptic adjective
• suboptic adjective

Etymology

Origin of optic

1535–45; < Medieval Latin opticus < Greek optikós, equivalent to opt ( ós ) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Bottom Line: A technical/defensive carry that works if execution and balance-sheet optics improve; not a pure value or growth standout.

From Barron's

True workplace diversity isn’t about optics—the way somebody looks—but is about diversity of thought.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I am comfortable having my name on it, but from an optics perspective that is not ideal,” the email said.

From New York Times

Graphic illustrations across the cookbook, which Iyer wrote while being treated for cancer, liberate readers from the optics of glossy photographs and food styling, letting them indulge their imaginations.

From Washington Post

“The optics do diminish Brazil’s credibility as an independent arbiter, but I think that the import is larger precisely because of the current storms that Lula stoked with his comments in China and the UAE.”

From Seattle Times