different between behaviouristic vs optic

English

Adjective

behaviouristic (comparative more behaviouristic, superlative most behaviouristic)

1. Britain standard spelling of behavioristic.

English

Alternative forms

• optick, optique (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (optikós, “of or for sight”), from ????? (optós, “visible”) +? -???? (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p.t?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??p.t?k/
• Rhymes: -?pt?k

Adjective

optic (not comparable)

1. (relational) Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
2. (optics, relational) Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

optic (plural optics)

1. (archaic, humorous) An eye.
2. (optics) A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light.
3. (trademark in Britain) A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar.

Translations

References

• “optic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “optic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Further reading

• optic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• optic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• optic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• -topic, cop it, picot, topic

Romanian

Etymology

From French optique

Adjective

optic m or n (feminine singular optic?, masculine plural optici, feminine and neuter plural optice)

1. optic

Declension