optique

Adjective

optique (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of optic.
   • 1755, T. Brady in Philosophical Transactions, Volume XLIX., page #250:

     One Symoy, an optique inſtrument‐maker, found the first of thoſe inſects as he was ſearching for polypes ; which gave me ſince an occaſion of examining ditch‐water, where I not only found the plant, but the crown’d inſect, and a good many other ſurpriſing little things, of all ſhapes and faſhions, of which I will take the liberty to ſend you an account.

Etymology

From the Latin opticus.

Adjective

optique (plural optiques)

1. optic, optical.

Further reading

• “optique” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).