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Optics : (noun)
1: the branch of physics that studies the physical properties
of light
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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