optical

/ˈɒptɪkəl/US/ˈɑptɪkəl/

optical adjective: of or relating to sight; visual.

Adjective

optical (comparative more optical, superlative most optical)

Of or relating to sight; visual.
- Strabismus is an optical defect.
Designed to assist or enhance sight
- A microscope is an optical instrument.
Of or relating to optics.
- Refraction is an optical effect.
Of or relating to visible light.
- Optical telescopes don't work when it is cloudy.
Incorporating light-sensitive devices.
- An optical switch opens the door automatically.

Noun

optical (plural opticals)

Any special effect requiring laboratory work on the film.
- It is a glossy film with gross, opulent opticals and little comic, or any, relief; it has the jaundiced complexion of an early 60s underground film, which it is; it is ponderous, Wagnerian, and feels about five hours long (its running time is about an hour).1976 August 14, Gary Jane Hoisington, “Locker Room As The Site Of Religious Ecstasy”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 7, page 9
- If you plan to output back to film, opticals and effects can be shot on film or generated by computer and then transferred to film.2006, David K. Irving, Peter W. Rea, Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, page 294

optical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

optical in Hindi

relating to visible light: प्रकाशीय prakāśīya

optical in Tamil

நோக்காடி, பார்வைக்குரிய, ஒளியியல், ஒளியியலுக்குரிய, ஒளிச்சுழல்

optical in Marathi

ऑप्टिकल, प्रकाशीय

optical in Urdu

بصری

More languagesFewer languages

optical in Bengali: অপটিক্যাল, চাক্ষুষ
optical in Telugu: ఆప్టికల్
optical in Malayalam: കാഴ്ചസംബന്ധിച്ച, വെളിച്ചത്തെ സംബന്ധിക്കുന്ന
optical in Kannada: ನೋಟದ, ಕಣ್ಣಿನ, ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯ, ದೃಷ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ
optical in Punjabi: ਆਪਟੀਕਲ, ਔਪਟੀਕਲ
optical in Gujarati: ઓપ્ટિકલ, ઓપ્ટીકલ
optical in Odia: ଅପ୍ଟିକାଲ୍, ଅପ୍ଟିକାଲ, ଆଲୋକୀଯ଼
optical in Nepali: अप्टिकल, ओप्टिकल, आप्टिकल

Examples of optical in a sentence

The adaptive optical systems in modern astronomical telescopes compensate for atmospheric distortion by using deformable mirrors.
An achromatic lens reduces color distortion in optical instruments.
Spatial sub μmeter resolution in combination with SPR or optical microscopy.

All 40 example sentences with optical

Forms of optical

Adjective
comparative	more optical
superlative	most optical
Noun
plural	opticals

Origin of optical

From optic + -al.

Words formed from optical

Questions about optical

What does optical mean?: Optical means of or relating to sight; visual.
What is optical in Hindi?: Optical in Hindi is प्रकाशीय (prakāśīya). See Optical meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is optical?: Optical can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce optical?: Optical is pronounced /ˈɒptɪkəl/ (UK).

Words near optical in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: optical (page history and authors); optical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optical (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optical (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optical (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optical (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optical (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optical (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optical (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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