óptico
See also: optico
Asturian
Adjective
óptico
- neuter of ópticu
Galician
Etymology
From Latin opticus.
Adjective
óptico m (feminine singular óptica, masculine plural ópticos, feminine plural ópticas)
- optical, optic
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ótico (European)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “of seeing”), from ὀπτός (optós, “seen, visible”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔp.t͡ʃi.ku/, /ˈɔ.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/, /ˈɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔp.t͡ʃi.ko/, /ˈɔ.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.pti.ku/, /ˈɔ.ti.ku/
- Hyphenation: óp‧ti‧co
Adjective
óptico (feminine óptica, masculine plural ópticos, feminine plural ópticas) (Brazilian spelling)
- optic; optical (relating to the eye or vision)
- optic; optical (relating to optics or optical instruments)
Noun
óptico m (plural ópticos, feminine óptica, feminine plural ópticas) (Brazilian spelling)
- lensmaker (person who constructs lenses)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin opticus.
Adjective
óptico (feminine óptica, masculine plural ópticos, feminine plural ópticas)
- optical; optic
Derived terms
- cintilla óptica
- fibra óptica
- ilusión óptica
- nervio óptico
- quiasma óptico
Related terms
- óptica
Further reading
- “óptico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014