optic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the organ of sight
    eye; oculus.
  2. adjective of or relating to or resembling the eye
    ocular; optical; opthalmic.
    • ocular muscles
    • an ocular organ
    • ocular diseases
    • the optic (or optical) axis of the eye
    • an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light
  3. adjective relating to or using sight
    ocular; optical; visual.
    • ocular inspection
    • an optical illusion
    • visual powers
    • visual navigation

WordNet

Op"tic noun
Etymology
From Optic, a.
Definitions
  1. The organ of sight; an eye.
    The difference is as great between The optics seeing, as the object seen. Pope.
  2. An eyeglass. Obs. Herbert.
Op"tic, Op"tic*al adjective (Also<
  • Optic
  • Optical
)
Etymology
F. optique, Gr. akin to sight, I have seen, I shall see, and to the two eyes, face, L. oculus eye. See Ocular, Eye, and cf. Canopy, Ophthalmia.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight.
    The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. Milton.
  2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of Brain, and Eye.
  3. Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works.

Webster 1913