adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɒfˈθal.mɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɒpˈθal.mɪk/
General-American:/ɑfˈθæl.mɪk/
General-American:/ɑpˈθæl.mɪk/
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rhymes with -ælmɪk
CMU ARPABET:AA0 F TH AE1 L M IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the eyes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
Eyedrops are an ophthalmic solution.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Visionary, looking to the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to ophthalmology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
ophthalmic surgery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to the eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
ophthalmic defect
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ophthalmicus, from Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthălmĭkós, “of or for the eyes”), from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, “eye”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
очен
(očen)
— of or pertaining to the eyes
Catalan:
oftàlmic
— of or pertaining to the eyes
Chinese Mandarin:
眼的
(yǎn de)
— of or pertaining to the eyes
French:
ophtalmique
— of or pertaining to the eyes
Galician:
oftálmico
— of or pertaining to the eyes
Italian:
oftalmico
— of or pertaining to the eyes
Occitan:
oftalmic
— of or pertaining to the eyes
Portuguese:
oftálmico
— of or pertaining to the eyes