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optic

adjective

ˈäp-tik

Definition of optic

as in optical

of, relating to, or used in vision the optic nerve

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Recent Examples of optic Hetzel was diagnosed with NF and an optic glioma that impacts her vision. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 1 May 2026 Bring Alaïa’s soft sage skirt into sharp focus with the addition of monochromatic extras—a sculptural black top and optic white heels. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026 Malnutrition encouraged an epidemic of a blinding disease called optic neuropathy. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026 Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for optic

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Activity Rings monitor daily movement, exercise, and standing goals, while the optical sensor tracks heart rate throughout the day.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
This led to them obtaining the deepest images ever taken of the Cloud 9 region, approximately ten times deeper than any previous optical imaging of this object.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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