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adjective

optic

of or relating to or resembling the eye

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Three example sentences with optic, each labelled with its topic.

  • Swelling behind the retina had compressed the optic nerve, which explained the blurred patch at the center of vision.

    Medicine

  • The exhibit paired each portrait with a diagram of the optic pathway, showing how a picture reaches the brain.

    Photography

  • Squid have an optic arrangement without our blind spot, since their wiring sits behind the light-sensing layer instead of in front.

    Science

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