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optically

optically

4 5.8
In a way that has to do with light or how people see
  • adverb
  • /ˈɑːptɪkli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ópticamente
  • So what we're going to do is create this super thick winged eyeliner that covers the entire lid and that will make it optically look like a new eye.
  • optically active
  • optically pumped
  • optically excited

They often wear things like this, which adds volume to the sides and it balances out optically the width of the upper body.

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Examples

  • The object below and to the left of M31 is an optically faint but infrared-bright background galaxy.

    Academic text (1993)
  • He says the way that colours mix optically and produce a certain experience is not so easy.

  • And so much, I think optically the focus ends up being on how it looks instead of how it feels.

  • And because it's a right, because it's optically sensitive, you can think about what is this?

  • The potential number of ocean variables that could be measured optically is great.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The jets can reach far beyond the optically visible body of the host galaxy.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I know optically it's not ideal, but I can't have them together in an unsupervised space.

  • That's good to make your hips appear narrower optically than the hem level.

  • Although Guarini criticized Bernini's work, his concern for optically unifying sculptural and architectural elements across space is manifestly Berninesque.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The artist used a variety of colors that blend optically to create a vibrant effect.

Synonyms

visually
vsoptically
81 3.5

In a way that can be seen

includes technical aspects of light and optics beyond ordinary seeing

Surface Forms

optically positive

Morphology

optically = optical (transparent) = optic + al + ly

Standard adverb formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'optical', yielding a meaning directly related to optics or vision.

Etymology

Optically comes from optic and the old Greek root opt- meaning 'eye' or 'to see'. You can also see the same root in optics and optician, so something done optically is about sight or light.