Synonyms for optic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : op-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒp tɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for optic Other synonyms for the word optic
Définition of optic
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French optique, obtique (c.1300) and directly from Medieval Latin opticus "of sight or seeing," from Greek optikos "of or having to do with sight," from optos "seen, visible," from op-, root of opsesthai "be going to see," related to ops "eye," from PIE *okw- "to see" (see eye (n.)).
- adj visual
- They are not accustomed to it, and it frets their optic nerves.
- Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
- "The brake-handle did that, it did so," said Davis, touching the optic tenderly.
- Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
- We wish to extend our enquiries from the auditory to the optic nerve.
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- It is where the optic nerve enters the retina and spreads out.
- Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier
- The end is not yet, though he is now the author of the popular "Optic Library."
- Extract from : « The Printer Boy. » by William M. Thayer
- At the other end of the scale is the optic artist, the painter and sculptor.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Robert Browning » by Hiram Corson
- The optic nerve is a shrunken, atrophied and insensate thread.
- Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
- Optic Nerve—The nerve which enters the back part of the eye.
- Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis
- The bullet had divided the optic nerve and contused the ball.
- Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
- This that you suffer from is an acute form of inflammation of the optic nerve.
- Extract from : « The Man » by Bram Stoker
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