Meaning of OPTICS
| Pronunciation: | | 'âptiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
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| | See Also: | | catoptrics, holography, natural philosophy, physical science, physics | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Op"tics\, n. [Cf. F. optique, L. optice, Gr. ? (sc. ?).
See {Optic}.]
That branch of physical science which treats of the nature
and properties of light, the laws of its modification by
opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.
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| | Related Terms: | | acoustics, actinology, actinometry, aerophysics, applied physics, astrophysics, basic conductor physics, biophysics, catoptrics, chemical physics, cryogenics, crystallography, cytophysics, dioptrics, electron optics, electron physics, electronics, electrophysics, geometrical optics, geophysics, heliography, heliology, heliometry, infrared spectroscopy, macrophysics, mathematical physics, mechanics, medicophysics, microphysics, microscopics, microscopy, natural philosophy, natural science, Newtonian physics, nuclear physics, optical physics, optometry, philosophy, photics, photography, photology, photometry, physic, physical chemistry, physical optics, physical science, physicochemistry, physicomathematics, physics, psychophysics, radiation physics, radionics, solar physics, solid-state physics, spectrometry, spectrophotometry, spectroscopy, statics, stereophysics, stereoscopy, telescopy, theoretical physics, thermodynamics, zoophysics |
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