Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 14 compound words that contain optics. The most common are listed below. Open optics in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- fiber opticsAlternative form of fibre optics: The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.
- fibre opticsThe transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.
- electro-opticsAlternative form of electrooptics: The study of the effects of an electric field on the optical properties of a material
- adaptive opticsAn optical system in telescopes that reduces atmospheric distortion by dynamically measuring and correcting wavefront aberrations in real time, often by using a deformable mirror.
- folded opticsAn optical system in which prisms and/or mirrors are used to reduce the overall physical length of the system.
- acousto-opticsAlternative form of acoustooptics: The science that studies the diffraction of light by ultrasonic sound.
- neutron opticsThe general field of study that employs the wavelike character of neutrons.
- conformal opticsA method of designing optical systems in which the conformation of the lenses is chosen to optimize its interaction with the local environment
Compound words 14
- nanoopticsnanoscale optics
- heteropticshallucination; the vision of something that is not real.
- spinopticsThe optics of elliptically-polarized light
- bioopticsThe optics of biological organisms
- orthopticsThe study and treatment of muscular irregularities of the eye.
- Synopticsplural of Synoptic: Of or relating to a synopsis.
- fiberopticsAlternative spelling of fibre optics: The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.
- magnetoopticsthe branch of physics which deals with the influence of a magnetic field on optical phenomena
- electroopticsThe study of the effects of an electric field on the optical properties of a material
- electropticsAlternative form of electrooptics: The study of the effects of an electric field on the optical properties of a material