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ophthalmic

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/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Spanish: oftálmico — of or pertaining to the eyes
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