optically
- adverb
- /ˈɑːptɪkli/
- Specialized
- 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.
- They often wear things like this, which adds volume to the sides and it balances out optically the width of the upper body.
- I just I just didn't like the narrative that was being painted and I needed it for as much of outwardly optically for the market.
Examples
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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.
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And so much, I think optically the focus ends up being on how it looks instead of how it feels.
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And because it's a right, because it's optically sensitive, you can think about what is this?
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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.
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That's good to make your hips appear narrower optically than the hem level.
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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
In a way that can be seen
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.