Noun. 1. optic-the organ of sight. eye, oculus. sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor-an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation. visual system-the sensory system for vision.f or relating to the eye or vision. 2. Of or relating to the science of optics or optical equipment. n. 1. An eye. 2. Any of the lenses, prisms, or mirrors of an optical instrument.
For the eastern islands of French Polynesia, see Windward Islands (Society Islands) . For the main islands of Hawaii, see Hawaiian Windward Islands. The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies.They lie south of the Leeward Islands, between latitudes 12Â° and 16Â° N and longitudes 60Â° and 62Â° W in one definition.ost of the islands of the present Windward Islands were once ruled by France and considered to be part of the French Antilles. The Windward Islands are: 1  Dominica (formerly administered as part of the Leeward Islands).
The difference is that windward gets more rain, is wetter, and is the side of the mountain that is closest to the ocean. On the other hand the leeward is the farthest from sâ¦hore and is drier but still gets rain. Making the world better, one answer at a time. The windward side of an Island gets the most rain its watter part of an Island because its near the sea, on the other hand the leeward part of an Island are more dryer and is that part of an Island away from the sea.