optical
adjective
of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
optically
-
a word derived from
optical.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“The meeting is optically really important for broader markets more generally, but the highest probability outcome is likely more of the same,” says Carlin Calcaterra, managing director of investment strategy at Pitcairn.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
"The resulting electric fields would generate such strong forces that the gold atoms becoming mobile would gradually grow into the optically active material," Pflaum continues.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026
As a result, despite the stock’s optically cheap valuation, it remains challenging for buyers to step in,” he and his team said in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
The Q-CTRL device on the plane in Griffith, a city of about 27,000, is called an optically pumped magnetometer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Biot, who in 1816 found the magnesia-micas to be optically uniaxial or nearly so.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
