Definitions for optic

optic op·tic

Spelling: [op-tik]
IPA: /ˈɒp tɪk/

Optic is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in optic (ciopt).

Definitions for optic

noun

  1. the eye.
  2. a lens of an optical instrument.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the eye or sight.
  2. optical.

Origin of optic

1535-45; Medieval Latin opticus Greek optikós, equivalent to opt(ós) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic

Examples for optic

They are not accustomed to it, and it frets their optic nerves.

"The brake-handle did that, it did so," said Davis, touching the optic tenderly.

The optic nerve is a shrunken, atrophied and insensate thread.

The end is not yet, though he is now the author of the popular "optic Library."

But does the optic of a lower number help Obama make his argument that his policies are working?

At the other end of the scale is the optic artist, the painter and sculptor.

optic Nerve—The nerve which enters the back part of the eye.

The bullet had divided the optic nerve and contused the ball.

We wish to extend our enquiries from the auditory to the optic nerve.

It is where the optic nerve enters the retina and spreads out.

Word Value for optic
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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