Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. · Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn eye. · A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light. · A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar.
Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).
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