optic
1 of 2adjective
op·tic ˈäp-tik 
: of or relating to vision or the eye
optic
2 of 2noun
1
: eye
2
a
: any of the elements (such as lenses, mirrors, or light guides) of an optical instrument or system —usually used in plural
b
: an optical instrument
Synonyms
Adjective
- ocular
- optical
- visual
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Example Sentences
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 Internet service providers like AT&T and Charter also play a major role in laying down these fiber optic cables — usually under a few feet of earth — or stringing them up on telephone or utility poles when possible. Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 Same for the front passenger screen, which optic technology understandably blocks from view by the driver. Dale Buss, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 For a colonoscopy, patients are given a sedative and are asleep for the procedure, where a tiny fiber optic camera is placed in the colon. Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Players punish these optic yellow Slazengers with such ferocity that the balls have to be replaced several times per match. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Scientists have known that the animal’s optic glands are responsible for this behavior. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2022 The site already has rail, electric and fiber optic access. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 3 May 2022 The country now boasts seven sub-sea internet cables, but its cost of mobile internet is still the highest in the eastern Africa region, and its total fiber optic network is about 10,000 kms as of August 2022. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2022 Hidden from sight, underground infrastructure spreads like a living thing, fiber-optic cables unspooling where pneumatic tubes once ran. David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 Cox plans to lay 8.4 miles of fiber-optic cables to Cochise College’s Douglas Campus which will enable greater bandwidth and faster speeds, a press release stated. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2022 Most providers who advertise the service usually have partial coverage, sending data through fiber optic cables (filled with thin glass or plastic fibers) and then, after a certain point, the connection is completed with a wireless system. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022 In the most optimistic scenario, rural internet customers including school districts finally get more choices for how to spend their broadband money, whether it’s on satellite internet or fiber-optic cable. David Ingram, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022 Cellphones connect to networks wirelessly, but cell towers themselves are generally connected to fiber-optic cable that can move large amounts of data more efficiently than wireless signals. Thomas Gryta, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 To study Grimsvötn's activity and structure, Fichtner and his colleagues deployed a 12.5-kilometer-long fiber-optic cable that took continuous, real-time measurements of ground vibrations on and around the volcano in May 2021. Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 And the sitting room overlooking the pool has a fiber optic starlit ceiling detail. Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 June 2022 See More
Adjective
Television broadcast operations must arrive a couple of days before a game to set up fiber optic systems, stringing cables rather than just plugging into the building. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 Internet service providers like AT&T and Charter also play a major role in laying down these fiber optic cables — usually under a few feet of earth — or stringing them up on telephone or utility poles when possible. Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 Same for the front passenger screen, which optic technology understandably blocks from view by the driver. Dale Buss, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 For a colonoscopy, patients are given a sedative and are asleep for the procedure, where a tiny fiber optic camera is placed in the colon. Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Players punish these optic yellow Slazengers with such ferocity that the balls have to be replaced several times per match. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Scientists have known that the animal’s optic glands are responsible for this behavior. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2022 The site already has rail, electric and fiber optic access. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 3 May 2022 The country now boasts seven sub-sea internet cables, but its cost of mobile internet is still the highest in the eastern Africa region, and its total fiber optic network is about 10,000 kms as of August 2022. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 Noun
Duggan aims to use federal funding to determine whether the city can run fiber-optic cables to every house in Detroit to eliminate the gap. Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2022 Hidden from sight, underground infrastructure spreads like a living thing, fiber-optic cables unspooling where pneumatic tubes once ran. David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 Cox plans to lay 8.4 miles of fiber-optic cables to Cochise College’s Douglas Campus which will enable greater bandwidth and faster speeds, a press release stated. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2022 Most providers who advertise the service usually have partial coverage, sending data through fiber optic cables (filled with thin glass or plastic fibers) and then, after a certain point, the connection is completed with a wireless system. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022 In the most optimistic scenario, rural internet customers including school districts finally get more choices for how to spend their broadband money, whether it’s on satellite internet or fiber-optic cable. David Ingram, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022 Cellphones connect to networks wirelessly, but cell towers themselves are generally connected to fiber-optic cable that can move large amounts of data more efficiently than wireless signals. Thomas Gryta, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 To study Grimsvötn's activity and structure, Fichtner and his colleagues deployed a 12.5-kilometer-long fiber-optic cable that took continuous, real-time measurements of ground vibrations on and around the volcano in May 2021. Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 And the sitting room overlooking the pool has a fiber optic starlit ceiling detail. Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Medieval Latin opticus, from Greek optikos, from opsesthai to be going to see; akin to Greek opsis appearance, ōps eye — more at eye
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing optic
Kids Definition
optic
adjective
op·tic ˈäp-tik
: of or relating to seeing or the eye
the optic nerve
Medical Definition
optic 1 of 2
adjective
op·tic ˈäp-tik
1
a
: of or relating to vision
optic phenomena
b
: dependent chiefly on vision for orientation
humans are basically optic animals
2
a
: of or relating to the eye : ocular
b
: affecting the eye or an optic structure
optic
2 of 2noun
1
: any of the elements (as lenses, mirrors, or light guides) of an optical instrument or system —usually used in plural
2
: an optical instrument
optic
adjective
as in optical
of, relating to, or used in vision the optic nerve Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- optical
- ocular
- visual
- seeing
- focusing
- sighted
- focussing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonvisual