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/ˈɒptɪks/
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AA1 P T IH0 K S
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The physics of light and vision: basic optical science.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
a PhD in the optics of liquid crystals
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Technology that makes use of such physics: applied optical science; business lines making use of such technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
Examples
defense R&D investments in both optics and electronics
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Synonyms: none provided
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The light-related aspects of a device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
Examples
the optics of liquid crystals under certain laboratory conditions The optics of this telescope are particularly good.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Perception, image, public relations, especially in politics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, plural, singular
Examples
Near-synonyms: appearances, spectacle, theatrics; choreography His policy prescription was sound, but the optics were horrible.
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Synonyms: appearances, spectacle, theatrics, choreography
Antonyms: none provided
plural of optic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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optical properties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the optics of a telescope
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: property
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy
Narrower terms: catoptrics, holography
From Medieval Latin opticus (“optic, optical”), from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós), equivalent to optic + -ics.
Across languages
Translations 61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
بَصَرِيَّات
(baṣariyyāt)
— physics of light and vision
Armenian :
օպտիկա
(ōptika)
— physics of light and vision
Bulgarian :
оптика
(optika)
— physics of light and vision
Catalan :
òptica
— physics of light and vision
Chinese Mandarin :
光學 /光学
(guāngxué)
— physics of light and vision
Czech :
optika
— physics of light and vision
Dutch :
optica
— physics of light and vision
Dutch :
optiek
— physics of light and vision
Farefare :
peelkarẽŋrɛ
— physics of light and vision
Finnish :
optiikka
— physics of light and vision
Finnish :
valo-oppi
— physics of light and vision
German :
Optik
— physics of light and vision
Greek :
οπτική
(optikí)
— physics of light and vision
Ancient Greek :
ὀπτικά
(optiká)
— physics of light and vision
Gujarati :
પ્રકાશવિજ્ઞાન
(prakāśvijñān)
— physics of light and vision
Hebrew :
אופטיקה
(óptika)
— physics of light and vision
Hebrew :
תורת האור
(torat ha-ór)
— physics of light and vision
Hindi :
प्रकाशिकी
(prakāśikī)
— physics of light and vision
Hungarian :
optika
— physics of light and vision
Hungarian :
fénytan
— physics of light and vision
Icelandic :
ljósfræði
— physics of light and vision
Icelandic :
sjónfræði
— physics of light and vision
Indonesian :
optika
— physics of light and vision
Irish :
optaic
— physics of light and vision
Irish :
radharceolaíocht
— physics of light and vision
Italian :
ottica
— physics of light and vision
Japanese :
光学
(kōgaku)
— physics of light and vision
Kannada :
ದೃಗ್ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ
(dṛgvijñāna)
— physics of light and vision
Korean :
광학
(gwanghak)
— physics of light and vision
Macedonian :
оптика
(optika)
— physics of light and vision
Malay :
optik
— physics of light and vision
Malayalam :
പ്രകാശശാസ്ത്രം
(prakāśaśāstraṁ)
— physics of light and vision
Marathi :
प्रकाशशास्त्र
(prakāśśāstra)
— physics of light and vision
Marathi :
प्रकाशिकी
(prakāśikī)
— physics of light and vision
Norwegian Bokmål :
optikk
— physics of light and vision
Norwegian Nynorsk :
optikk
— physics of light and vision
Persian :
نورشناسی
(nur-šenâsi)
— physics of light and vision
Polish :
optyka
— physics of light and vision
Portuguese :
óptica
— physics of light and vision
Punjabi :
ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
(prkāś vigiāna)
— physics of light and vision
Punjabi :
ਚਾਨਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
(cānaṇ vigiāna)
— physics of light and vision
Russian :
о́птика
(óptika)
— physics of light and vision
Serbo-Croatian :
optika
— physics of light and vision
Slovene :
optika
— physics of light and vision
Somali :
araga
— physics of light and vision
Spanish :
óptica
— physics of light and vision
Swedish :
optik
— physics of light and vision
Tagalog :
dalubsugaan
— physics of light and vision
Tagalog :
sugaan
— physics of light and vision
Telugu :
కాంతిశాస్త్రము
(kāntiśāstramu)
— physics of light and vision
Thai :
ทรรศนศาสตร์
(táts-ná-sàat)
— physics of light and vision
Ukrainian :
о́птика
(óptyka)
— physics of light and vision
Vietnamese :
quang học
— physics of light and vision
Võro :
valgusõoppus
— physics of light and vision
Welsh :
opteg
— physics of light and vision
Wolof :
ngiste
— physics of light and vision
Bulgarian :
оптика
(optika)
— the light-related aspects of a device
Hebrew :
אופטיקה
(óptika)
— the light-related aspects of a device
Norwegian Bokmål :
optikk
— the light-related aspects of a device
Norwegian Nynorsk :
optikk
— the light-related aspects of a device
Russian :
о́птика
(óptika)
— the light-related aspects of a device
