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adj
Having some characteristics of an optical system or device
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwís Proto-Italic *kwis Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwos Proto-Italic *kwoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English optical English quasioptical From quasi- + optical.
