optically

1. 1.

   in an optical manner

   “optically distorted”

Questions about optically

What does optically mean?

optically means "in an optical manner".

How many syllables are in optically?

optically has 3 syllables: op-tical-ly. The stress falls on "op". In IPA it is /ˈɑptɪkli/.

Is optically a common word?

optically is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.