Examples of optic in a Sentence
Adjective
the optic nerve
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Adam Bluestein, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
Back-end optics—light-focusing lenses, tracking sensors, fast-steering mirrors and other components—fine-tune the laser beam.
—Adam Bluestein, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2026
But the optics were impossible to separate from the context.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Optic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optic. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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optic
2 of 2 noun1
: any of the elements (as lenses, mirrors, or light guides) of an optical instrument or system
—usually used in plural
2
: an optical instrument
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