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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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