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op·ti·cal  (pt-kl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to sight; visual: an optical defect.
2. Designed to assist sight: optical instruments.
3. Of or relating to optics.
4. Relating to or using visible light: optical astronomy.
5. Using light-sensitive devices.

opti·cal·ly adv.

optical [ˈɒptɪkəl]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) of, relating to, producing, or involving light
2. (Medicine) of or relating to the eye or to the sense of sight; optic
3. (Medicine) (esp of a lens) aiding vision or correcting a visual disorder
optically  adv

optical  (pt-kl)
1. Relating to vision or the eyes.
2. Relating to optics.
3. Relating to or using visible light.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.optical - of or relating to or involving light or optics; "optical supplies"
2.opticaloptical - relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"
3.optical - of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"
Translations
optical [ˈɒptɪkəl] ADJóptico
optical diskdisco m óptico
optical fibrefibra f óptica
optical illusionilusión f óptica
optical (character) readerlector m óptico(de caracteres)
optical character recognitionreconocimiento m óptico de caracteres
optical [ˈɒptɪkəl] adj
[process, effect] → optique
[instrument] → optique
optical telescopes → des télescopes optiques
optical character reader nlecteur m optique
optical character recognition nreconnaissance f optique des caractères
optical disk n (COMPUTING)disque m optique
optical fibre nfibre f optique
optical illusion nillusion f d'optique
optical
adjoptisch

optical:
optical character reader
optical character recognition
n (Comput) → optische Zeichenerkennung
optical disk
optical fibre, (US) optical fiber
n (= material)Glasfaser f; (= cable)Glasfaserkabel nt
optical illusion
optical scanner
optical [ˈɒptɪkl] adjottico/a
optical [ˈɒptɪkl] adjottico/a


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This young soldier knew the optical illusions produced by tears.
On the whole tour, particularly at the Descent, we undergo an optical illusion which often seems to be incredible.
The entire ship's crew were undergoing a nervous excitement, of which I can give no idea: they could not eat, they could not sleep--twenty times a day, a misconception or an optical illusion of some sailor seated on the taffrail, would cause dreadful perspirations, and these emotions, twenty times repeated, kept us in a state of excitement so violent that a reaction was unavoidable.
 
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