optics
/ˈɒptɪks/US/ˈɑptɪks/
optics noun: the physics of light and vision: basic optical science. Also the plural of optic.
Noun
optics sg or pl
- The physics of light and vision: basic optical science.
- a PhD in the optics of liquid crystals
- Technology that makes use of such physics: applied optical science; business lines making use of such technology.
- defense R&D investments in both optics and electronics
- The light-related aspects of a device.
- the optics of liquid crystals under certain laboratory conditions
- The optics of this telescope are particularly good.
- Perception, image, public relations, especially in politics.
- Near-synonyms: appearances, spectacle, theatrics; choreography
- His policy prescription was sound, but the optics were horrible.
- Synonyms:
- appearances, spectacle, theatrics, choreography
Also used as
optics is also the plural of optic.
optics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
optics in Hindi
- physics of light and vision
- प्रकाशिकी prakāśikī
optics in Tamil
- ஒளியியல், ஒளியியியல்
optics in Marathi
- physics of light and vision
- प्रकाशशास्त्र prakāśśāstra, प्रकाशिकी prakāśikī
optics in Urdu
- آپٹکس, آپٹیکس
More languagesFewer languages
- optics in Bengali
- আলোকবিদ্যা, আলোকবিজ্ঞান, অপটিক্স
- optics in Telugu
- కాంతిశాస్త్రము kāntiśāstramu
- optics in Malayalam
- പ്രകാശശാസ്ത്രം prakāśaśāstraṁ
- optics in Kannada
- ದೃಗ್ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ dṛgvijñāna
- optics in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ prkāś vigiāna, ਚਾਨਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ cānaṇ vigiāna
- optics in Gujarati
- પ્રકાશવિજ્ઞાન prakāśvijñān
- optics in Odia
- ଆଲୋକବିଜ୍ଞାନ, ଅପ୍ଟିକ୍ସ, ଆଲୋକବିଦ୍ଯ଼ା
- optics in Nepali
- अप्टिक्स, प्रकाशिकी, ओप्टिक्स
- optics in Tagalog
- dalubsugaan, sugaan
- optics in Arabic
- بَصَرِيَّات baṣariyyāt
- optics in Malay
- optik
- optics in Indonesian
- optika
- optics in Persian
- نورشناسی nur-šenâsi
- optics in Thai
- ทรรศนศาสตร์ táts-ná-sàat
- optics in Vietnamese
- quang học
Examples of optics in a sentence
- Digging deeper, the invention of eyeglasses is an elaboration of the more fundamental development of optics technology.2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:
- "There's also a gentle nod to the Vatican and Italy, which shows the Pope is not above playing a little optics - I'm sure he and the CEO of Fiat have met."2015 September 28, Vanessa Barford, quoting Dan Neil, “Pope Francis and the little black car”, in BBC News, archived from the original on...
- The optics are bad: a disgraced prince living in the luxury of a huge crown estate property.2025 October 20, Caroline Davies, “Dealing with ‘Andrew problem’ could help ease William’s accession to the throne”, in The Guardian...
Synonyms of optics
Forms of optics
| alternative form (obsolete) | opticks |
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Origin of optics
From Medieval Latin opticus (“optic, optical”), from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós), equivalent to optic + -ics.
Words formed from optics
Questions about optics
- What does optics mean?
- Optics means the physics of light and vision: basic optical science.
- What is optics in Hindi?
- Optics in Hindi is प्रकाशिकी (prakāśikī). See Optics meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use optics in a sentence?
- Digging deeper, the invention of eyeglasses is an elaboration of the more fundamental development of optics technology.
- What part of speech is optics?
- Optics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce optics?
- Optics is pronounced /ˈɒptɪks/ (UK).
Words near optics in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: optics (page history and authors); optics (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optics (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optics (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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