Synonyms of the word

optic

• adj. Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
• adj. Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.
• n. (now humorous) An eye.
• n. A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light.
• n. A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic…

exteroception

• n. The perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.

eye

• n. An organ through which animals see.
• n. The visual sense.
• n. Attention, notice.
• n. The ability to notice what others might miss.
• n. A meaningful stare or look.
• n. A private eye: a privately hired detective or investigator.
• n. A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
• n. A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage…
• n. The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other such storm.
• n. A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling a human eye.
• n. The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.
• n. A reproductive bud in a potato.
• n. (informal) The dark brown center of a black-eyed Susan flower.
• n. A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc…
• n. That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty.
• n. Tinge; shade of colour.
• n. One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.
• n. (architecture) The circle in the centre of a volute.
• n. (game of Go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.
• v. To observe carefully.
• v. To view something narrowly, as a document or a phrase in a document.
• v. To look at someone or something as if with the intent to do something with that person or thing.
• v. (obsolete) To appear; to look.
• n. A brood.

modality

• n. The fact of being modal.
• n. (logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility,…
• n. (linguistics) The inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker; mood.
• n. (medicine) A method of diagnosis or therapy.
• n. Any of the senses (such as sight or taste).
• n. (semiotics) A particular way in which the information is to be encoded for presentation to humans, i.e…
• n. (theology) The organization and structure of the church, as distinct from sodality or parachurch organizations.
• n. (music) The subject concerning certain diatonic scales known as musical modes.
• n. (sociology) A concept in Anthony Giddens' structuration theory.

ocular

• adj. Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight.
• adj. Resembling the eye.
• adj. Seen by, or seeing with, the eye; visual.
• n. The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument.
• n. Any of the scales forming the margin of a reptile's eye.

oculus

• n. (architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).

opthalmic

• adj. Misspelling of ophthalmic.

optical

• adj. Of, or relating to sight; visual.
• adj. Designed to assist or enhance sight.
• adj. Of, or relating to optics.
• adj. Of, or relating to visible light.
• adj. Incorporating light-sensitive devices.

receptor

• n. (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can…
• n. (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.

visual

• adj. Related to or affecting the vision.
• adj. (obsolete) That can be seen; visible.
• n. Any element of something that depends on sight.
• n. An image; a picture; a graphic.
• n. (in the plural) All the visual elements of a multi-media presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast…
• n. (advertising) A preliminary sketch.