adj · noun · 8 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:/ˈɒp.tɪk/
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General-American:/ˈɑp.tɪk/
rhymes with -ɒptɪk
CMU ARPABET:AA1 P T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
очен
(očen)
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Bulgarian:
зрителен
(zritelen)
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Catalan:
òptic
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Chinese Mandarin:
視覺的 /视觉的
(shìjué de)
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Danish:
optisk
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Esperanto:
optika
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Galician:
óptico
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
German:
optisch
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Ancient Greek:
ὀπτικός
(optikós)
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Indonesian:
optis
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Indonesian:
optik
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Irish:
optach
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Malay:
optik
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Māori:
ōmata
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Portuguese:
óptico
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Portuguese:
ótico
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Romanian:
optic
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Russian:
оптический
(optičeskij)
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Spanish:
óptico
— of or relating to the eye or to vision
Bulgarian:
оптичен
(optičen)
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Catalan:
òptic
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Chinese Mandarin:
光學的 /光学的
(guāngxué de)
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Czech:
optický
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Danish:
optisk
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Esperanto:
optika
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Galician:
óptico
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
German:
optisch
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Hindi:
प्रकाशीय
(prakāśīya)
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Indonesian:
optis
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Indonesian:
optik
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Irish:
optaice
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Malay:
optik
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Marathi:
प्रकाशिक
(prakāśik)
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Marathi:
प्रकाशीय
(prakāśīy)
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Portuguese:
óptico
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Portuguese:
ótico
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Romanian:
optic
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Russian:
оптический
(optičeskij)
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
Spanish:
óptico
— of or relating to optics or optical instruments
