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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary op·tics \\ˈäp-tiks\\ noun plural but singular in construction DATE 1579 : a science that deals with the genesis and propagation of light, the changes that it undergoes and produces, and other phenomena closely associated with it Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 optics op·tics / 5Cptiks; NAmE 5B:p- / noun[U] the scientific study of sight and light 光学 ⇨ see also fibre optics Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: magneto-optics , or physical optics , or adaptive optics , or fiber optics , or electron optics , or geometrical opticsop·tics I. \ˈäptiks, -tēks\ noun plural but usually singular in construction Etymology: Medieval Latin optica, from Greek optika, from neuter plural of optikos optic : a science that deals with light, its genesis and propagation, the effects that it undergoes and produces, and other phenomena closely associated with it — see geometrical optics, physical optics II. plural of optic |
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