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Otic vs Ontic - What's the difference?

otic | ontic |

As adjectives the difference between otic and ontic

is that otic is (label) of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear while ontic is ontological.

otic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (label) of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear
    • Otic preparations are used to treat infections of the ear canal.

    Synonyms

    * acoustic * auditory * auricular

    Derived terms

    * otic bone * otic capsule * otic ganglion * otitis * otolith * otology * otolaryngology * otorhinolaryngology * otoscope * otosclerosis * otosis * periotic

    ontic

    English

    (wikipedia ontic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ontological.
  • Whatever pertains to being generally, as opposed to some theory of it (which would be ontology).
  • The intransitive objects of some specific, historically determinate, scientific investigation.

    • Derived terms

    * ontically

    Related terms

    * ontological * ontologist * ontology

    Anagrams

    * tonic

    References

    British philosopher Roy Bhaskar's definitions (2,3) are taken from the Wikipedia article, .