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Optics

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Noun

1. optics

the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light

2. optics

optical properties

Example Sentences:
'the optics of a telescope'

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Optics

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noun
(functioning as singular)
the branch of science concerned with vision and the generation, nature, propagation, and behaviour of electromagnetic light

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Optics

see synonyms of optics
noun
the branch of physics dealing with the nature and properties of light and vision

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Optics

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n.
1. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of physics that deals with light and vision, chiefly the generation, propagation, and detection of electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths greater than x-rays and shorter than microwaves.
2. (used with a pl. verb) Informal The way a situation or action appears to the general public: Voters were put off by the optics of the candidate's financial dealings.

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