Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 34 compound words that contain optic. The most common are listed below. Open optic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- optic nerveEach of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.
- fiber opticAlternative spelling of fibre optic: Of, or relating to fibre optics, or to optical fibre.
- fibre opticOf, or relating to fibre optics, or to optical fibre.
- optic chiasmThe part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross.
- optic axisThe optical axis.
- optic neuritisThe inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision.
- electro-opticAlternative form of electrooptic: describing a system or material in which the optical properties (especially the refractive index) varies with an applied electric charge
- optic cupThe white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc
- optic discThe location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
- optic diskAlternative spelling of optic disc: The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
- optic yellowA greenish-yellow color similar to a very bright chartreuse; the standard color for tennis balls in televised matches.
- optic nervesplural of optic nerve: Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.
- optic chasmMisspelling of optic chiasm: The part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross.
- optic foramenEither of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.
- acousto-opticAlternative form of acoustooptic: Pertaining to acoustooptics.
- optic chiasmaSynonym of optic chiasm: The part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross.
- optic standA stand which can hold one or more inverted bottles of alcohol fitted with optics, and which facilitates the serving of spirits.
- optic cupsplural of optic cup: The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc
- optic discsplural of optic disc: The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
- optic disksplural of optic disk: The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
- optic standsplural of optic stand: A stand which can hold one or more inverted bottles of alcohol fitted with optics, and which facilitates the serving of spirits.
- magneto-optic effectThe property changes (i.e. polarization, spectrum, phase, intensity) in an electromagnetic wave when it propagates through a medium that has been altered by the presence of a quasistatic magnetic field.
- magneto-optic Kerr effectA magneto-optic effect in which light is reflected from a magnetized surface and may change both polarization and reflected intensity.
- acousto-optic effectA photoelastic effect produced by ultrasonic waves in a transparent material.
- Leber's hereditary optic neuropathyA mitochondrially inherited degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, leading to an acute or subacute loss of central vision.
Compound words 34
- preopticIn front of the optic chiasm
- paropticOf, or relating to the alleged capability to perceive colors, differences in brightness, and/or formed images by means other than eyesight, especially through the skin or upon touching with the fingertips.
- supraopticAbove the optic tract or chiasma
- acoustoopticPertaining to acoustooptics.
- holopticOccupying most of the surface of the head, and sometimes meeting in the middle
- hyperopticMisconstruction of hyperopic.
- magnetoopticSynonym of magnetooptical: Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- bioopticAlternative form of biooptical: Relating to biooptics
- isopticThe set of points for which two tangents of a given curve meet at a given angle.
- monopticRelating to a single eye