optically

ˈɑptɪkli

Definition

Definition of optically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

visionin a way that relates to sight or vision

The painting is optically stunning.

visually

science

TECH.

in a manner involving the science of optics

TECH.

The device works optically to focus light.

visually

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Origin of optically

Greek, optikos (of sight)

Terms with optically included in their meaning

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quinic acid

organic chemistry

white crystalline acid from plants, soluble and optically active

Examples of optically in a sentence

Optically, the sculpture plays tricks on the eyes.
The telescope operates optically to enhance images.
Optically, the lens corrects for distortion.

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French:visuellement, par des moyens optiques, ...
German:optisch, ...
Italian:visivamente, in modo ottico, ...
Spanish:visualmente, ópticamente, ...
Portuguese:opticamente, ...
Chinese:视觉上, 以光学方式, ...
Japanese:視覚的に, 光学的に, ...
Arabic:بَصَرِيًّا, بِاِسْتِخْدامِ البَصَر, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן חֲזוּתִי, בְּאוֹפֶן אוֹפְּטִי, ...
Russian:оптически, с помощью оптики, ...
Ukrainian:оптично, ...
Hindi:दृष्टिगत रूप से, विज्ञान के दृष्टिकोण से, ...
Bengali:দৃষ্টিগতভাবে, অপটিক্যালি, ...
Catalan:visualment, ...
Czech:opticky, ...
Danish:visuelt, ...
Dutch:visueel, lichttechnisch, ...
Greek:οπτικά, με οπτικό τρόπο, ...
Hungarian:optikailag, ...
Khmer:តាមការមើលឃើញ, តាមអុបទិក, ...
Korean:시각적으로, 광학적으로, ...
Persian:از نظر بصری, به صورت اپتیکی, ...
Polish:wizualnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):opticamente, ...
Romanian:vizual, prin optică, ...
Swedish:optiskt, ...
Thai:ทางสายตา, ทางแสง, ...
Turkish:optik olarak, optiksel olarak, ...
Vietnamese:về mặt thị giác, quang học, ...

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