non-optical

adjective

That does not involve vision

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Meanings

adjectivenon-optical (not comparable)

alternative nonoptical

  1. not comparableThat does not involve vision

    Schapiro elucidates the notion of a "long concentrated vision" by reference to a nonoptical experience....

    1999, Jonathan Crary, Suspensions of Perception, MIT Press, →ISBN
  2. not comparableThat does not use optics

Origin

From non- + optical.

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APA

non-optical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-optical

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“non-optical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-optical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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