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plenoptic

plenoptic adjective: of or relating to all the light, travelling in every direction, in a given space.

Adjective

plenoptic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to all the light, travelling in every direction, in a given space.
    Synonyms:
    plenoptical

Synonyms of plenoptic

  • plenoptical

Origin of plenoptic

Coined circa 1991, Latin plenus (“full”) + optic.

Words formed from plenoptic

  • plenoptic function

Questions about plenoptic

What does plenoptic mean?
Plenoptic means of or relating to all the light, travelling in every direction, in a given space.
What part of speech is plenoptic?
Plenoptic is an adjective.

Words near plenoptic in the dictionary

  1. plenitudinous
  2. Plenmeller
  3. Plenmeller with Whitfield
  4. plenny
  5. plenolin
  6. plenoptic
  7. plenteous
  8. plenteously
  9. plenteousness
  10. plenteousnesses
  11. plenties

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