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optical

[ op-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or applying optics optics or the principles of optics.
  2. constructed to assist sight or to correct defects in vision.
  3. of or relating to sight or vision; visual.
  4. of or relating to the eye.
  5. of or relating to an optician or opticians or to their products, especially eyeglasses:

    an optical service.

  6. dealing with or skilled in optics.


noun

  1. opticals. optical effects.

optical

/ ˈɒptɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, producing, or involving light
  2. of or relating to the eye or to the sense of sight; optic
  3. (esp of a lens) aiding vision or correcting a visual disorder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


optical

/ ŏptĭ-kəl /

  1. Relating to vision or the eyes.
  2. Relating to optics.
  3. Relating to or using visible light.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈoptically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • opti·cal·ly adverb
  • non·opti·cal adjective
  • non·opti·cal·ly adverb
  • sub·opti·cal adjective
  • sub·opti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of optical1

First recorded in 1560–70; optic + -al 1
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Example Sentences

Rather than relying on the superconducting qubits favored by industry leaders, the researchers used single rubidium atoms trapped inside optical cavities.

As Spot walks around, the operator can simply drag a rectangle around a specific area and the camera will use its 30x optical zoom lens to get a closer look at the situation in that location.

Up to 10x zoom is optical, which means the lens actually moves to change the angle of view.

Apple also added sensor-based image stabilization, which it claims is actually more effective than the lens-based “optical” system.

The end result has the same optical properties as a thin fiber strand, but on a much larger scale.

Its 8-megapixel camera, inclusive of true-tone and dual-LED f/2.2 aperture flashes, features optical image stabilization.

Well, I had seen his first film, “Optical Illusions”, so I knew he was talented and had an original approach.

One of the most essential optical principles is that of the 45-degree mirror.

Warby Parker's reinvention of the high-priced optical industry relied on one main tactic: cutting out the middleman.

Within a few years of this painting, Vuillard gave up on most of the goals of optical realism.

The burning atmosphere, the motionless air caused doubtless the optical illusion.

She was possessed with the idea that there was but one person in San Francisco that day, no matter what the optical delusion.

Accordingly, a sort of optical conversation commenced between the two young people.

The outlines of things under these rainbow-tinted undulations produced the chromatic effects of optical glasses made too convex.

But they had, or maybe it was optical illusion on my part, illusion fostered by mental unrest.

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