Meanings
nounop art (uncountable)
- uncountableartA genre of abstract art that uses geometric shapes and vivid colours to create optical illusions, such as an illusion of movement.
Synonyms: optical art
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA genre of abstract art that uses geometric shapes and vivid colours to create optical illusions, such as an illusion of movement.
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Origin
Clipping of optical art.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 奧普藝術 /奥普艺术
- 奧普藝術 /奥普艺术 (àopǔyìshù)genre of abstract art
Dutch opart
- opartgenre of abstract art
Estonian opkunst
- opkunstgenre of abstract art
Finnish op-taide
- op-taidegenre of abstract art
French op art
- op artgenre of abstract art
German Op-Art
- Op-Artgenre of abstract art
Greek οπ αρτ
- οπ αρτ (op art)genre of abstract art
Hungarian op-art
- op-artgenre of abstract art
Japanese オプ・アート
- オプ・アート (opu āto)genre of abstract art
Korean 옵아트
- 옵아트 (obateu)genre of abstract art
Polish op-art
- op-artgenre of abstract art
Russian оп-а́рт
- оп-а́рт (op-árt)genre of abstract art
Spanish op-art
- op-artgenre of abstract art
Thai ศิลปะลวงตา
- ศิลปะลวงตา (şilpaiwngtā)genre of abstract art
Ukrainian оп-а́рт
- оп-а́рт (op-árt)genre of abstract art
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APA
op art. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/op%20art
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“op art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/op%20art. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “op art,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/op%20art.
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