OPTIC
What does "OPTIC" mean?
Relating to the eye or to vision.
Meanings
- Of or relating to the eye, sight, or the science of light. The optic nerve carries signals from the retina to the brain.
- A lens or other component of an optical instrument. The telescope's main optic was polished to within a fraction of a wavelength. technical
- In British usage, a measuring device fitted to an inverted spirits bottle in a bar. She poured a single from the gin optic. informal
Did you know?
- The point where each optic nerve leaves the retina has no light receptors at all, giving everyone a permanent blind spot the brain quietly fills in.
Word origin
From Greek 'optikos', relating to sight, from 'opsis', sight or view; into Medieval Latin 'opticus' and Old French 'optique'.
Remember it
OPTIC and 'optician' share the first six letters - both about the eye.
A little poem
Light bends into the dark room of the eye,
upside down it lands, then turns aright-
the brain agrees to call the lie a sky.
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Wordplay
- I told my friend an eye joke about lenses, but the optics were terrible.
What it teaches
What you see is already a brain's best guess; trust your eyes, but audit them.
Quick facts
What does OPTIC mean?
Relating to the eye or to vision.
Is OPTIC a valid word?
Yes — OPTIC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is OPTIC?
OPTIC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does OPTIC come from?
From Greek 'optikos', relating to sight, from 'opsis', sight or view; into Medieval Latin 'opticus' and Old French 'optique'.
What can OPTIC teach us?
What you see is already a brain's best guess; trust your eyes, but audit them.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.