optique

English

Adjective

optique (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of optic.
   • 1755, T. Brady, Philosophical Transactions, volume XLIX, page 250:

     One Symoy, an optique inſtrument‐maker, found the first of thoſe inſects as he was ſearching for polypes; which gave me ſince an occaſion of examining ditch‐water, where I not only found the plant, but the crown’d inſect, and a good many other ſurpriſing little things, of all ſhapes and faſhions, of which I will take the liberty to ſend you an account.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔp.tik/

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Adjective

optique (plural optiques)

1. optic, optical

Derived terms

• fibre optique

Noun

optique f (plural optiques)

1. (physics) optics
2. point of view, perspective

Derived terms

• illusion d’optique

Further reading

• “optique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.