optical

1. 1.

   of or relating to or involving light or optics

   “optical supplies”
2. 2.

   relating to or using sight

   “ocular inspection”

   “an optical illusion”

   “visual powers”

   “visual navigation”

   Synonymsocularopticvisual
3. 3.

   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”

   “ophthalmic defect”

   Synonymsocularopticophthalmic

Questions about optical

What does optical mean?

optical means "of or relating to or involving light or optics". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in optical?

optical has 3 syllables: op-ti-cal. The stress falls on "op". In IPA it is /ˈɑptɪkəl/.

What is another word for optical?

Close synonyms include ocular, optic, visual, ocular, optic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is optical a common word?

optical is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.