Optical
['ɒptɪk(ə)l] or ['ɑptɪkl]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to or involving light or optics; 'optical supplies' .
Edited by Enrico--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to vision or sight.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of Brain, and Eye.
(a.) Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works.
Editor: Simon
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Visual.
Typist: Willie
Definition
adj. relating to sight or to optics.—n. Op′tic (Pope) an organ of sight: an eye.—adv. Op′tically.—ns. Optic′ian one skilled in optics: one who makes or sells optical instruments; Op′tics (sing.) the science of the nature and laws of vision and light; Optim′eter Optom′eter an instrument for measuring the refractive powers of the eye; Optom′etry the measurement of the visual powers.—Optic axis the axis of the eye—that is a line going through the middle of the pupil and the centre of the eye.
Checker: Rupert
Examples
- Then Becquerel was next visited, but he was nearly blind and could see nothing in the new optical toy. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The inventions and improvements in optical instruments gave rise to great advances in the making of lenses, based on scientific principles, and not resting alone on hard work and experience. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- There are no optical illusions more extraordinary than those shown in the exhibition of Dissolving Views. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Of course with him it was held to be another effect of the same cause: it was all optical illusion--nervous malady, and so on. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Among the many other ingenious and useful hand cameras may be mentioned the Premo, made by the Rochester Optical Company, and shown in Fig. 205. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Their special work was the production of glass for the finest scientific and optical purposes, and the highest grades of commercial glass. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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