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electrooptic

electrooptic adjective: describing a system or material in which the optical properties (especially the refractive index) varies with an applied electric charge.

Adjective

electrooptic (comparative more electrooptic, superlative most electrooptic)

  1. describing a system or material in which the optical properties (especially the refractive index) varies with an applied electric charge
  2. of or pertaining to electrooptics

Forms of electrooptic

comparativemore electrooptic
superlativemost electrooptic

Origin of electrooptic

From electro- + optic.

Questions about electrooptic

What does electrooptic mean?
Electrooptic means describing a system or material in which the optical properties (especially the refractive index) varies with an applied electric charge.
What part of speech is electrooptic?
Electrooptic is an adjective.

Words near electrooptic in the dictionary

  1. electrooculographs
  2. electrooculography
  3. electroolfactogram
  4. electroolfactograms
  5. electroolfactography
  6. electrooptic
  7. electrooptical
  8. electrooptically
  9. electrooptics
  10. electroorganic
  11. electroosmosis

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