About The Word Optics

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Optics to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Optics definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Optics

Optics Meaning & Definition
Optics Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Optics?

[n] the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light

Synonyms | Synonyms for Optics:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Optics: acoustics | actinology | actinometry | aerophysics | applied physics | astrophysics | basic conductor physics | biophysics | catoptrics | chemical physics | cryogenics | crystallography | cytophysics | dioptrics | electron optics | electron physics | electronics | electrophysics | geometrical optics | geophysics | heliography | heliology | heliometry | infrared spectroscopy | macrophysics | mathematical physics | mechanics | medicophysics | microphysics | microscopics | microscopy | natural philosophy | natural science | Newtonian physics | nuclear physics | optical physics | optometry | philosophy | photics | photography | photology | photometry | physic | physical chemistry | physical optics | physical science | physicochemistry | physicomathematics | physics | psychophysics | radiation physics | radionics | solar physics | solid-state physics | spectrometry | spectrophotometry | spectroscopy | statics | stereophysics | stereoscopy | telescopy | theoretical physics | thermodynamics | zoophysics

See Also | catoptrics | holography | natural philosophy | physical science | physics

Optics In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Realization ‐ something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the…
  • Saprophytic organism ‐ an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus…
  • Jeroboam ‐ a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [n] (Old Testament)…
  • Morph ‐ change shape, as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael…
  • Wood lily ‐ lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted…
  • Ave maria ‐ a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in…
  • Opencut ‐ (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast…
  • Eloquent ‐ expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle…
  • Glabella ‐ a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the…
  • Pesticide ‐ a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents…