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optics

op·tics
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [op-tiks]
    • /ˈɒp tɪks/
    • /ˈɒp.tɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-tiks]
    • /ˈɒp tɪks/

Definitions of optics word

  • noun optics the eye. 1
  • noun optics a lens of an optical instrument. 1
  • adjective optics of or relating to the eye or sight. 1
  • abbreviation OPTICS optical. 1
  • noun optics The scientific study of sight and the behavior of light, or the properties of transmission and deflection of other forms of radiation. 1
  • uncountable noun optics Optics is the branch of science concerned with vision, sight, and light. 0

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Origin of optics

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Medieval Latin optica < Greek optiká, noun use of neuter plural of optikós; see optic, -ics

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Parts of speech for Optics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

optics popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for optics

noun optics

  • vision — the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
  • perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • seeing — the act of a person who sees.
  • sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
  • view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.

Antonyms for optics

noun optics

  • actuality — Actuality is the state of really existing rather than being imagined.
  • blindness — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
  • fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • sightless — unable to see; blind.

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