scopic
- adjective
- /ˈskɒpɪk/
- Specialized
:
escópico
- The scopic abilities of the new telescope allow astronomers to observe distant galaxies clearly.
- scopic regime
- scopic field
Examples
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Art history has always been necessarily more than a history of works of art; it has always had to rely on more or less well-theorized models of spectatorship, visual pleasure, and social, intersubjective relations in the scopic field.
Academic text (1995) -
Bles's painting is alone in developing the scopic theme of four apes observing the sleeper (Fig. 7).
Academic text (2006) -
At the same time, their scopic value is specifically determined by the context of the visual exegesis.
Academic text (2006) -
I must, to begin with, insist on the following: in the scopic field, the gaze is outside, I am looked at; that is to say, I am a picture.
Academic text (2000) -
While Bougainvillea takes a malicious delight in her scopic power, Tracey's blush betrays her shame.
Academic text (2008) -
In the scopic design of the museum, large windows facilitate natural light for the visitors.
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The scientist used a scopic instrument to examine the microscopic details of the specimen.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
scopic = scope (semi-transparent) = scop + ic
The adjective is built from the combining form scop- (related to 'scope') + -ic; learners who know 'scope' or common compounds (e.g., telescopic, microscopic) can often infer the meaning, but the bound form 'scop-' is not a standalone modern English word, making it less fully transparent.
Etymology
Scopic comes from a Greek root that means 'to look', and you can see the same root in words like scope, microscope, and telescope. So scopic describes something for looking or observing, often with a tool or instrument.