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Adjective
This feature is one of optic technology's most significant steps forward in recent years.—Matt Morris, Space.com, 22 May 2025 Contributor Terri Williams says one of her favorite features is its optic cleaner head that cleans and polishes her hard floors.—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2025
Noun
But that only happens when your team is focused on outcomes, not optics.—Patricia Nagy, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 In good conditions, the vehicle's thermal optics are powerful enough to spot a mouse a mile away.—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for optic
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Medieval Latin opticus, from Greek optikos, from opsesthai to be going to see; akin to Greek opsis appearance, ōps eye — more at eye
Middle English optic "relating to the eye," from Latin opticus (same meaning), from Greek optikos (same meaning), from opsesthai "to be going to see" — related to autopsy
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