ottico
optical
adjective OHT-tee-koh Rare
Origin: Greek optikos, from ops (eye)
Also means
optician
Usage Note
Ottico as an adjective describes anything relating to sight or light — fibra ottica (optical fibre), illusione ottica (optical illusion). As a noun (l'ottico) it means an optician. The four forms are ottico / ottica / ottici / ottiche.
Examples
"Le fibre ottiche trasmettono dati alla velocità della luce."
Natural Translation
Optical fibres transmit data at the speed of light.
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