- optics
- The science which treats of the nature and properties of light and vision. Abelson Inc. v New York State Board of Optometrists, 5 NJ 412, 75 A2d 867, 22 ALR2d 929.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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OPTICS — (Ordering Points To Identify the Clustering Structure, etwa ‚Punkte ordnen um die Clusterstruktur zu identifizieren‘) ist ein dichtebasierter Algorithmus zur Clusteranalyse. Er wurde von Mihael Ankerst, Markus M. Breunig, Hans Peter Kriegel und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Optics — Студийный альбом I:Scintilla … Википедия
optics — UK US /ˈɒptɪks/ noun [U] COMMUNICATIONS, IT ► the study of light or the use of light in technical instruments: »The phone uses advanced optics to provide a sharp display … Financial and business terms
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
optics — (n.) science of sight and light, 1570s, from OPTIC (Cf. optic); also see ICS (Cf. ics) … Etymology dictionary
optics — ► PLURAL NOUN (usu. treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of science concerned with vision and the behaviour of light … English terms dictionary
optics — [äp′tiks] n. [< OPTIC] the branch of physics dealing with the nature and properties of light and vision … English World dictionary
Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of … Wikipedia
optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… … Universalium
optics — Synonyms and related words: Newtonian physics, acoustics, actinology, actinometry, aerophysics, applied physics, astrophysics, basic conductor physics, biophysics, catoptrics, chemical physics, cryogenics, crystallography, cytophysics, dioptrics … Moby Thesaurus
optics — /ˈɒptɪks/ (say optiks) noun 1. the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of light and with vision. –phrase 2. the optics of …, the overall impression made by …: the optics of the last week have not been good for… …
