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optics meaning

[ 'ɔptiks ]   Pronunciation:
Synonyms of "optics""optics" in a sentence

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  • Noun: optics  óptiks
    1. The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light 
    2. Optical properties
      "the optics of a telescope"
    Noun: optic  óptik
    1. The organ of sight
      - eye, oculus

    See also: optical

    Type of: natural philosophy, physics, property, receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor

    Part of: face, human face, visual system

    Encyclopedia: Optic

    Optics


  • [Electronics]
    1. The science of light, its measurement, application, and control.
    2. A system of lenses, prisms, filters, or mirrors used in electronics to direct, control, or otherwise modify light rays.

  • [Medicine]
    n pl but sing or pl in constr
    1 : a science that deals with the genesis and propagation of light, the changes that it undergoes and produces, and other phenomena closely associated with it
    2 : optical properties

Examples

  • After his death optics again languished.
  • This part of the subject is called physical optics.
  • The term "spectrogram" is borrowed from optics.
  • Another science pursued by the arabs was optics.
  • The measurement of intensity may be appropriate in optics.
  • The classical path would then correspond to a ray as in optics.
  • Crystals of this type, having only one optic axis, are called uniaxial crystals.
  • Retinal hemorrhage, and blurring of the optic dise cause visual disturbances.
  • We first take up the subject of optic ray propagation through a variety of optical media.
  • Fiber optics have even been adopted by novelty makers for table decorations.
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