Definition of Optics. Meaning of Optics. Synonyms of Optics

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Definition of Optics

Optics
Optics 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.
Optic
Optic Op"tic, n. [From Optic, a.] 1. The organ of sight; an eye. The difference is as great between The optics seeing, as the object seen. --Pope. 2. An eyeglass. [Obs.] --Herbert.

Meaning of Optics from wikipedia

- Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments...
- Ordering points to identify the clustering structure (OPTICS) is an algorithm for finding density-based clusters in spatial data. It was presented by Mihael...
- concerned with the design and application of optical fibers is known as fiber optics. The term was coined by Indian-American physicist Narinder Singh Kapany...
- Geometrical optics, or ray optics, is a model of optics that describes light propagation in terms of rays. The ray in geometrical optics is an abstraction...
- Electron optics is a mathematical framework for the calculation of electron trajectories in the presence of electromagnetic fields. The term optics is used...
- In physics, physical optics, or wave optics, is the branch of optics that studies interference, diffraction, polarization, and other phenomena for which...
- Nonlinear optics (NLO) is the branch of optics that describes the behaviour of light in nonlinear media, that is, media in which the polarization density...
- frequency. Sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used to refer to optics specifically, as opposed to wave propagation in general. A medium having...
- The Book of Optics (Arabic: كتاب المناظر, romanized: Kitāb al-Manāẓir; Latin: De Aspectibus or Perspectiva; Italian: Deli Aspecti) is a seven-volume treatise...
- Vortex Optics is an American manufacturer of special optical equipments for hunting, wildlife watching, outdoor recreation, shooting sports and law enforcement...