Both Uses of
optic
in
Fahrenheit 451
- The impersonal operator of the machine could, by wearing a special optical helmet, gaze into the soul of the person whom he was pumping out.†
p. 12.4 *
- With the optical lens, of course, that was new; the rest is ancient.†
p. 13.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(optic) relating to sight or light
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, optics can be used as a noun to denote a lens -- such as is found in a microscope or camera.