12-letter words starting with op
- opt out (of) — to choose not to be in or continue with (some activity, organization, etc.)
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- optic center — a point about ten percent above the exact center of a printed page or layout.
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical diff — vdiff
- optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optical path — the path of light through a medium, having a magnitude equal to the geometric distance through the system times the index of refraction of the medium.
- optimisation — Alternative spelling of optimization.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optimization — The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
- option money — the price paid for buying an option
- optoacoustic — relating to the relationship between light and sound
- optogenetics — (genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics to probe neural circuits.
- optoisolator — A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits.
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- optometrists — Plural form of optometrist.