Meaning & use
optic
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Relating to the eye or to vision.
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The doctor examined the optic nerve for any signs of damage.
Bright light can trigger the optic reflex that makes your pupils shrink.
A note on using this word
In British pubs, "an optic" is also a wall-mounted device that measures out a fixed shot of spirits, an unrelated informal noun sense.
Words with a similar meaning
visualocular
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Another way to use it
2. noun
British informal: a device fixed to an upturned bottle that dispenses a measured shot of spirits.
The bartender flipped the gin bottle into the optic and poured a single measure.
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