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Op·tik <-, -en> [ˈɔptɪk] N f

1. Optik PHYS:

die Optik
optics + sing vb

2. Optik PHOTO:

Optik
lens [system]

3. Optik kein pl (Eindruck):

Optik
appearance no art, no pl
wegen der Optik
for visual effect

4. Optik kein pl ECON:

Optik
look
Optik
appearance

Knick <-[e]s, -e [o. -s]> [knɪk] N m

1. Knick (abknickende Stelle):

Knick
[sharp] bend
Knick (im Schlauch/Draht)
kink
einen Knick machen
to bend [sharply]

2. Knick (Kniff):

Knick
crease

Phrases:

einen Knick im Auge [o. in der Linse] [o. in der Optik] haben sl
to have sth wrong with one's eyes
du hast wohl einen Knick in der Optik!
can't you see straight?
du hast wohl einen Knick in der Optik!
are you blind? pej