optically

[US]/'ɔptikli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. visually, related to vision.

Phrases & Collocations

optically clear

optically active

Example Sentences

The optically clear glass allows for maximum visibility.

The optically challenging task required precise measurements.

The optically active substance changes the polarization of light.

Optically speaking, the image appears distorted due to the lens.

The optically enhanced display provides a vibrant and clear image.

The optically sensitive material reacts to changes in light intensity.

Optically, the diamond exhibits exceptional brilliance and fire.

The optically thin film allows light to pass through easily.

Optically, the camera lens captures sharp and detailed images.

The optically active compound rotates the plane of polarized light.

Real-world Examples

Detectors in the U.S. had recorded waves three times since 2015 but only as physical ripples, never optically.

Source: Time

See-through panels contain Optically Variable Devices — holographic-style images that are hard to copy, or take a photo of.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

The ideal e-skin should be ultra-sensitive, self-powered, conformal to human skin, and optically transparent for visual or aesthetic purposes.

Source: Selected English short passages

But it is what is optically the right thing to say.

Source: Sway

No optically variable ink, much easier to duplicate, and it's still legal currency.

Source: Cat and Mouse Game Season 2

Printed on plastic, it incorporates for the first time anywhere this Optically Variable Device which takes on a different appearance depending on the angle at which you view it.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

To date the new artifacts, the team used a technique called optically stimulated luminescence, or OSL, which reveals the last time a mineral was exposed to sunlight.

Source: SciShow Collection

In the old days before animation software, title sequences were shot " optically" — which is just another way of saying they were made manually, frame-by-frame, with a projector and a camera.

Source: Pop culture

However, in 1995 Optically Stimulated Luminescence(OSL) testing was carried out by the Oxford Archaeological Unit on soil from two of the lower layers of the horse's body, and from another cut near the base.

Source: IELTS Reading

'When, just now, we had reached a planet whose remoteness is a hundred times the remoteness of the sun from the earth, we were only a two thousandth part of the journey to the spot at which we have optically arrived now'.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part 1)

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