See Also: opto-(medicine)
opto-(dictionary)
opto(dictionary)

terse (iou) and opto- (medicine)


terse (iou)



terse adjective. E17.
[Latin tersus pa. pple of tergere wipe, polish.]
Wiped, brushed; polished, burnished; sharp-cut; neat, spruce. E17-E19.
fig. Esp. of language: polite, polished, refined, cultured. E17-L18.
J. Edwards Turned the whole Bible into pure, terse, elegant Latin.
Of written matter, a writer, speech, etc.: neatly concise; compact and pithy in style or language; to the point. Also, (esp. of a person's manner or speech) brusque, curt, abrupt. L18.
H. Wouk She was almost uncivil,..giving terse cool answers to questions. M. Hunter This much one learns in Writing for childrento be terse without losing the..meaning.
tersely adverb L16.
terseness noun L18.

opto- (medicine)


opto-
Optico-Optical; optic; ocular.

Origin: G. Optikos, optical, from ops, eye