optical

English

Etymology

optic +‎ -al

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒptɪkəl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑptɪkəl/

Adjective

optical (comparative more optical, superlative most optical)

Of, or relating to sight; visual.
Strabismus is an optical defect.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Designed to assist or enhance sight
A microscope is an optical instrument.
Of, or relating to optics.
Refraction is an optical effect.
Of, or relating to visible light.
Optical telescopes don't work when it is cloudy.
Incorporating light-sensitive devices.
An optical switch opens the door automatically.

Derived terms

electrooptical
extraordinary optical transmission
floptical
floptical disk
magnetooptical
magnetoptical
nonoptical
optical activity
optical art
optical astronomy
optical axis
optical black hole
optical character recognition
optical disc
optical double
optical drive
optical fiber
optical fibre
optical flat
optical glass
optical illusion
optical isomer
opticality
optically
optical media
optical microscope
optical rotation
optical rotatory dispersion
optical spectrum
optical switch
optical telescope
optical trap
quasioptical
suboptical

Translations

relating to sight — see optic

designed to assist or enhance sight

Czech: optický (cs), zrakový (cs)
Danish: optisk (da)
Finnish: optinen (fi)

French: optique (fr)
Russian: опти́ческий (ru) (optíčeskij)

relating to optics — see optic

relating to visible light

Czech: optický (cs)
Danish: optisk (da)
Finnish: optinen (fi)

French: optique (fr)
Greek: οπτικός (el) (optikós)
Russian: опти́ческий (ru) (optíčeskij)

incorporating light-sensitive devices

Czech: optický (cs)
Danish: optisk (da)
Finnish: optinen (fi)

French: optique (fr)
Russian: опти́ческий (ru) (optíčeskij)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Catalan: ^{(please verify)} òptic (ca)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} optisch (nl)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} optika
German: ^{(please verify)} optisch (de)

Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} אופטי‎ (opti)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} optúil
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} оптички m (optički)
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 光學
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} quang học (vi)

Anagrams

Capitol, capitol, coalpit, lipcoat, topical