optics
IPA: ˈɑptɪks
noun
- (physics) The physics of light and vision.
- The light-related aspects of a device.
- (figuratively) Perception, image, public relations, especially in politics.
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Examples of "optics" in Sentences
- The optics of the situation are poor.
- Challis worked in hydrodynamics and optics.
- It is one of the fundamental tools of optics.
- The normal vectors are the rays the light is traveling down in ray optics.
- In geometrical optics, a caustic is the envelope of a family of light rays.
- Leaky modes correspond to leaky rays in the terminology of geometric optics.
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