Definition of bioptikon

bioptikon

noun

• a pair of glasses. The term was most widely used on the cyberpunk scene in New York in the mid-1990s, but it has recently been used more widely (if less often).

  Everything was a blur until I put on my bioptikon.

  Last edited on Dec 03 2013. Submitted by Anonymous from Westminster, London, UK on Sep 12 2007.

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