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Meaning of "optician" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPTICIAN

optician  [ɒpˈtɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPTICIAN

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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Optician is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPTICIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

optician

Optician

An optician is a technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses for the correction of a person's vision. Opticians determine the specifications of various ophthalmic appliances that will give the necessary correction to a person's eyesight. Some registered or licensed opticians also design and fit special appliances to correct cosmetic, traumatic or anatomical defects. These devices are called shells or artificial eyes. Other registered or licensed opticians manufacture lenses to their own specifications and design and manufacture spectacle frames and other devices. Corrective ophthalmic appliances may be contact lenses, spectacles lenses, low vision aids or ophthalmic prosthetics to those who are partially sighted. The appliances are mounted either on the eye as contact lenses or mounted in a frame or holder in front of the eye as spectacles or as a monocle. Opticians may work in any variety of settings such as joint practice, hospitals, eye care centers or retail stores.

Definition of optician in the English dictionary

The definition of optician in the dictionary is Also called: optometrist. a general name used to refer to an ophthalmic optician, a person qualified to examine the eyes and prescribe and supply spectacles and contact lenses. Other definition of optician is a general name used to refer to a dispensing optician, a person who supplies and fits spectacle frames but is not qualified to prescribe lenses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPTICIAN


aesthetician
ˌiːsθɪˈtɪʃən
beautician
bjuːˈtɪʃən
competition
ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən
cosmetician
ˌkɒzmɪˈtɪʃən
dentition
dɛnˈtɪʃən
diagnostician
ˌdaɪəɡnɒsˈtɪʃən
dietician
ˌdaɪɪˈtɪʃən
dietitian
ˌdaɪɪˈtɪʃən
esthetician
ˌiːsθɪˈtɪʃən
informatician
ɪnˌfɔːməˈtɪʃən
mathematician
ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən
mortician
mɔːˈtɪʃən
partition
pɑːˈtɪʃən
petition
pɪˈtɪʃən
politician
ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən
repartition
ˌriːpɑːˈtɪʃən
repetition
ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən
tactician
tækˈtɪʃən
theoretician
ˌθɪərɪˈtɪʃən
Titian
ˈtɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPTICIAN

optical density
optical disc
optical disk
optical double star
optical fibre
optical flint
optical glass
optical illusion
optical isomer
optical isomerism
optical mark reading
optical mouse
optical pyrometer
optical rotation
optical scanner
optical scanning
optical sound
optically
opticist
optics

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPTICIAN

apprentice electrician
biostatistician
clinician
consultant physician
electrician
Galician
geriatrician
lab technician
laboratory technician
logician
logistician
Lucian
magician
musician
obstetrician
pediatrician
Phoenician
physician
resident physician
statistician
technician

Synonyms and antonyms of optician in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «optician» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPTICIAN

Find out the translation of optician to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of optician from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «optician» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

配镜师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oculista
570 millions of speakers

English

optician
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाशविज्ञानशास्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَظَّارَاتِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оптик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oftalmologista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চশমাবিক্রেতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opticien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Optik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Optiker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼鏡士
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안경사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Optik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người làm và bán đồ quang học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நயனசாஸ்திரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑप्टिशियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gözlükçü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oculista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

optyk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оптик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oftalmolog
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οπτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oogarts
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

optiker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

optiker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of optician

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTICIAN»

The term «optician» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTICIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «optician» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «optician» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about optician

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPTICIAN»

Discover the use of optician in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to optician and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Optician Training Manual
The Optician Training Manual is designed with how you actually work in mind. This book will have new opticians trained and on the floor as quickly as possible and will feel comfortable in that role.
David McCleary, 2009
2
The Chemist-optician: A Survey of the Theory and Practice of ...
A Survey of the Theory and Practice of Visual Optics, Especially with Reference to Sight-testing and Spectacle Fitting. The following is a list of the words which were submitted to the Committee: Refractionist. Eyesight Specialist. Optist. Optician.
‎1908
3
The Optometric Weekly and the Optometrist & Optician
Rarely Available — Dispensing optician, businessman, 22 years well rounded optical experience. Good salesman, good all around technician. Optical school, college. Mature, sober. Sold my business, seeking management, dispensing or ...
‎1970
4
Going to the Optician
Avril Webster. The optician puts the special optician glasses on me. It feels funny! The optician shows me lots of glasses. I try on. 6.
Avril Webster, 2009
5
The Optician's Manual; a Treatise on the Science and ...
If the eye is viewed through the ophthalmoscope at a distance of twelve or fourteen inches, the condition of the refraction may be determined by the appearance and behavior of the blood-vessels as they are seen at the fundus of the eye, that ...
‎1902
6
Optical Training: Skills and Procedures
Offering a solid foundation of "need to know" information within about 4 weeks, this handbook is an ideal, basic reference for the non-optician receiving on-the-job training.
Davey M. Wooton, 2003
7
Processing and Producing Head-final Structures
A LTE ..., dass der Optiker # dem Sanger haufig hilft. ..., that the optician # the- DAT singer often helps-TRANS ... that the optician often helps the singer B LTL ..., dass der Optiker dem Sanger # haufig hilft. ..., that the optician the-DAT singer ...
Hiroko Yamashita, Yuki Hirose, Jerome Lee Packard, 2010
8
At the Optician
This series introduces children to the jobs people do to help others. Each book explains what the job involves. This book looks at what work opticians and optometrists do at the opticians.
Chris Fairclough, Louise Morrish, 2013
9
The Optician's Manual V 2 1911
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1911. Not illustrated.
Christian Henry Brown, 2009
10
The Best Ever Book of Optician Jokes: Lots and Lots of Jokes ...
And, if you don't burst out laughing from at least one Optician joke in this book, there's something wrong with you. This book has so many Optician jokes; you won't know where to start. For example: Why do Opticians wear slip-on shoes?
Mark Geoffrey Young, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPTICIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term optician is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Eyespace earns place on Lloyds business award shortlist
Optician Awards 2015 Optical Supplier of the Year, Eyespace, has been nominated as a finalist in the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. «Optician Online, Jul 15»
2
Optics history, dominance here paved way for photonics
According to Houde-Walter, the optics industry in Rochester was started by John Jacob Bausch, a German optician, who came to the United ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
'The Look of Silence' Looks into the Abyss
And the man doing the confronting, an optician named Adi Rukun, whose brother Ramli was brutally tortured and killed decades ago, risks his ... «Roll Call, Jul 15»
4
Tour of Lions Eye Bank reveals the heartfelt process of eye tissue …
... College eye care technology program offers an Associate of Applied Science, Certificate of Technology, and Optician Preparatory Certificate. «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
5
Echoes of the Past: Model patients
At first glance, the Optician issue of July 25 1975 appears to have invited Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson as guest editor. The head in the ... «Optician Online, Jul 15»
6
News briefs: Kenosha optician in jail on probation hold
A Kenosha man who was performing eye exams without a license remains jailed after being taken into custody on a probation hold on Monday. «Kenosha News, Jul 15»
7
Islington apprentice first to graduate from prestigious optician scheme
A teenager has been one of the first to graduate from a optician chain's new apprenticeship programme. Chloe Few, 19, from Islington, qualified ... «Islington Gazette, Jul 15»
8
One day after FOX6 airs story on him, Kenosha police arrest Lee …
KENOSHA — A local optician is under arrest — one day after an eye-opening FOX6 investigation. Former patients accuse Lee Hagopian of ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
9
Optician Awards 2015: Optometrist of the Year
Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork,' is Austin Roberts' mantra. 'I spend a lot of time communicating with the staff so everyone is aware of what is ... «Optician Online, Jul 15»
10
“Are you a doctor?” Former patients accuse optician of doing eye …
A local optician is accused of doing eye exams without a license. The first complaint came in 21 years ago. He's still in business today. «fox6now.com, Jul 15»

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