Ophthalmic

//ɒfˈθal.mɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the eyes. not-comparable

    "Eyedrops are an ophthalmic solution."

  2. 2
    Visionary, looking to the future. not-comparable

    "Yet I do not call to mind that I was ever in my earlier youth the subject of remark in our social family circle, but some large-handed person took some such ophthalmic steps to patronise me."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or resembling the eye wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to ophthalmology wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
eyeballocularocularopticopticalvisible

Example

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"Eyedrops are an ophthalmic solution."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ophthalmicus, from Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthălmĭkós, “of or for the eyes”), from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, “eye”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

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