optic
adjective
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Definition of optic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of or relating to vision or the eye
optic
nounDefinition of optic (Entry 2 of 2)
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East Timor is one of a few countries without a fiber-optic internet connection and relies on slow and expensive satellite services. — Washington Post, "Australia to improve East Timorese internet and naval base," 30 Aug. 2019 New tariffs would be slapped on products from cashews to newsprint to fibre-optic cables. — The Economist, "India Inc is growing disenchanted with Narendra Modi," 17 Aug. 2019 And now, the products: Containing caffeine, vitamins C and B3, and optic brighteners, the Olay Brightening Eye Cream ($22.31; amazon.com) was designed to specifically target the under-eye area using fast absorbing technology. — Nikhita Mahtani, CNN Underscored, "Want to fight dark circles? Look for these ingredients in your next eye cream," 10 Aug. 2019 Hidden defects Duodenoscopes are long, flexible tubes with a fiber-optic camera at one end. — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, "These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize," 6 Aug. 2019 While the cascade masks nearby traffic, hundreds of fiber-optic filaments hand-woven into place by Palmer and electrician John Gannon shimmer in daylight and emit ethereal blue and white light after dark. — Emily Young, Los Angeles Times, "A tranquil garden getaway amid the hustle and bustle of Westwood," 3 Aug. 2019 Fiber-optic cables buried in the NCTD right-of-way parallel to the tracks could be severed, and the economic impact of that is expected to be severe, the SANDAG analysis states. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Del Mar is weak link in San Diego’s coastal railroad," 28 July 2019 And unlike conventional weapons, whose trajectories are easily traced, cyber weapons, which move through fibre-optic cables that crisscross the globe, lend themselves to plausible deniability. — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, "How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare," 18 July 2019 The only place where optics rules is in communication, but even there, the extent of optic’s kingdom is limited. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Silicon LED created by buzzing surface with high-speed electrons," 22 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Re-recording her old albums could undercut the value of their assets, too -- and the optics of her announcement aren’t great, with Tencent negotiating to buy 10 percent of the company. — Bill Werde, Billboard, "What's the End Game? Why Taylor Swift's Plan to Re-Record Her Old Albums is So Perplexing (Guest Column)," 26 Aug. 2019 Even to those who generally accept the growing corpus of studies disproving a causal link, the optics are undeniably grim. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "Why It’s So Hard to Stop Marketing Guns in Video Games," 19 Aug. 2019 Yes, obviously, the optics of dating a rising eighth-grader were poor. — Rebecca Schuman, Longreads, "I’ll Be Loving You Forever," 14 Aug. 2019 In the end, optics are a factor in this, as the NFL struggles to shed its image of endangering players. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Antonio Brown’s helmet argument mostly silly, but there is some validity," 10 Aug. 2019 While Alderson did not criticize Harvey, there are bad optics surrounding the pitcher's actions. — Matt Ehalt, USA TODAY, "Mets GM isn't thrilled with reliever Matt Harvey partying in Los Angeles," 2 May 2018 Barton said connectivity goes beyond laying more fiber-optic cable. — Melissa Repko, Dallas News, "Some Dallas area residents don't have reliable internet access. The Dallas Fed wants to change that," 6 Aug. 2019 Fiber-optic networks were overbuilt and broadband became a commodity. — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, "Dish wireless — a result of T-Mobile, Sprint merger — could give metro Denver a second shot at telecom glory," 31 July 2019 Racks upon racks of servers were assembled in the commissary, connected to hundreds of computers and video cameras by 25 miles of fiber-optic cable. — Kevin Draper, New York Times, "Slurp Juice, Zip Lines and Teenagers: Welcome to the Fortnite World Cup," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'optic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for optic
optic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of optic
technical
: of or relating to the eyes
See the full definition for optic in the English Language Learners Dictionary
optic
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Kids Definition of optic
: of or relating to seeing or the eye
the optic nerve
optic
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Medical Definition of optic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of or relating to vision
optic phenomena
b
: dependent chiefly on vision for orientation
humans are basically optic animals
2a
: of or relating to the eye : ocular
b
: affecting the eye or an optic structure
optic
nounMedical Definition of optic (Entry 2 of 2)
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