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optic

(ɒptɪk)
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Optic means relating to the eyes or to sight.
The reason for this is that the optic nerve is a part of the brain.
2.  See also optics

optic in British English

(ˈɒptɪk)
adjective
1. 
of or relating to the eye or vision
2.  a less common word for optical
noun
3.  an informal word for eye1
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin opticus, from Greek optikos, from optos visible, seen; related to ōps eye

Optic in British English

(ˈɒptɪk)
noun
British trademark
a device attached to an inverted bottle for dispensing measured quantities of liquid, such as whisky, gin, etc

optic in American English

(ˈɑptɪk)
adjective
1. 
of the eye or sense of sight
noun
2. 
an eye
a pretentiously humorous usage, generally in the pl.
3. 
a lens or an optical instrument
Word origin
MFr optique < ML opticus < Gr optikos < optos, seen < ōps, eye

Examples of 'optic' in a sentence
optic

Surely this money would have been better spent on fibre optic broadband for all.
The Sun (2013)
This puts pressure on the eyeball and can damage the optic nerve.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
 Use the best optics you can possibly afford.
Freeman, Michael Photographers Handbook (1993)
Heavy users should consider a fibre optic broadband supplier.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They found a swelling on his optic nerve and advised going to hospital.
The Sun (2015)
They then use his own optic nerves to transmit messages to the brain.
The Sun (2009)
It was as if their brains were connected along the firing of their optic nerves.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
It detects light and sends electrical signals to his optic nerve.
The Sun (2012)
But he tells me neither of these are any good for him as his optic nerves are shot.
The Sun (2008)
It also said that the service had helped drive take-up of its fibre optic network.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We are the first company to put fibre optic broadband into Brittany.
The Sun (2016)
My father got a call offering him an upgrade to fibre optic broadband for 15 a month.
The Sun (2013)
The swelling is so bad medics can't tell if the optic nerve is damaged.
The Sun (2010)
One of the force's control rooms was the first site in the country to use fibre optics.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A brain tumour may cause the optic disc to swell.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Unlike copper, which carries data via an electrical signal, fibre optics use light to send data.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was at the vanguard of Britain's computing industry and pushed for the widespread use of fibre optics over copper wire.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
optic

British English: optic ADJECTIVE
Optic means relating to the eyes or to sight.
The optic nerve is a part of the brain.
  • American English: optic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ótico
  • Chinese: 视觉的
  • European Spanish: óptico
  • French: optique
  • German: optisch
  • Italian: ottico
  • Japanese: 目の
  • Korean: 눈의
  • European Portuguese: ótico
  • Latin American Spanish: óptico
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