optique
English
Adjective
optique (not comparable)
- Obsolete form of optic.
- 1755, T. Brady in Philosophical Transactions, Volume XLIX., page #250:
- One Symoy, an optique inſtrument‐maker, found the first of thoſe inſects as he was ſearching for polypes; which gave me ſince an occaſion of examining ditch‐water, where I not only found the plant, but the crown’d inſect, and a good many other ſurpriſing little things, of all ſhapes and faſhions, of which I will take the liberty to ſend you an account.
- 1755, T. Brady in Philosophical Transactions, Volume XLIX., page #250:
French
Etymology
From Latin opticus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔp.tik/
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Adjective
optique (plural optiques)
- optic, optical
Derived terms
- fibre optique
Noun
optique f (plural optiques)
- (physics) optics
- point of view, perspective
Derived terms
- illusion d'optique
Further reading
- “optique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.