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noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
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Optics
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Origin:
1535–45; < Medieval Latin opticus < Greek optikós, equivalent to opt(ós) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic
1535–45; < Medieval Latin opticus < Greek optikós, equivalent to opt(ós) seen (verbid of ópsesthai to see) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
in·ter·op·tic, adjective
non·op·tic, adjective
post·op·tic, adjective
pre·op·tic, adjective
sub·op·tic, adjective
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Medical Dictionary
optics op·tics (ŏp'tĭks)
n.
The science concerned with the properties of light, its refraction and absorption, and the refracting media of the eye.
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Science Dictionary
optic  (ŏp'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or involving the eye or vision. |
| optics (ŏp'tĭks) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of light and vision. The study of optics led to the development of more general theories of electromagnetic radiation and theories of color. |
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Cultural Dictionary
optics definition
The branch of physics dealing with light. (See electromagnetic waves, laser, lens, reflection, and refraction.)
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