optically
adverb/ˈɑptɪkli/
Frequency rank: #16,854 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that relates to light or the sense of sight
Example sentence
The two materials look identical, but they are optically very different from each other.
Synonyms & related words
- visually
- perceptually
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