óptico

See also: optico

Asturian

Adjective

óptico

1. neuter of ópticu

Galician

Etymology

From Latin opticus.

Adjective

óptico (feminine óptica, masculine plural ópticos, feminine plural ópticas)

1. optical, optic

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ótico (Portugal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “of seeing”), from ὀπτός (optós, “seen, visible”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.t͡ʃi.ku/, /ˈɔ.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.t͡ʃi.ku/, /ˈɔ.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.t͡ʃi.ko/

• Hyphenation: óp‧ti‧co

Adjective

óptico (feminine óptica, masculine plural ópticos, feminine plural ópticas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

1. optic; optical (relating to the eye or vision)
2. optic; optical (relating to optics or optical instruments)

Noun

óptico m (plural ópticos, feminine óptica, feminine plural ópticas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

1. lensmaker (person who constructs lenses)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin opticus.

Adjective

óptico (feminine óptica, masculine plural ópticos, feminine plural ópticas)

1. optical; optic

Derived terms

• cintilla óptica
• fibra óptica
• ilusión óptica
• lápiz óptico
• nervio óptico
• quiasma óptico

 

Related terms

• óptica

 

Further reading

• “óptico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014