Relating to or connected with the science of optics; based on or constructed in accordance with the laws of optics: as, optical laws; optical instruments.
Pertaining to vision; optic.
Treating of or studying optics: as, optical writers.
Synonyms See optic.
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adj. of or relating to or involving light or optics
adj. of or relating to or resembling the eye
adj. relating to or using sight
Word Usage
"This fellow Dell thinks the phrase optical semiconductor will be on everyone’s lips in a few years, and I pass it along here in case people betting on proteomics lose their shirts."