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optic vs ocellus

ocellus vs optic

optic and ocellus both are nouns.

optic is an adjective but ocellus is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
optic Yes Yes No No
ocellus Yes No No No
As nouns, ocellus is a hyponym of optic; that is, ocellus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than optic:
  • optic: the organ of sight
  • ocellus: an eye having a single lens
Other hyponyms of optic include naked eye, peeper, oculus dexter, OD, oculus sinister, OS, simple eye, stemma, compound eye.
optic (noun) ocellus (noun)
the organ of sight an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
an eye having a single lens
optic (adjective) ocellus (adjective)
of or relating to or resembling the eye
relating to or using sight
Difference between optic and ocellus

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