optical device
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈɑptɪkəl dɪˈvaɪs/
- Specialized
:
dispositivo óptico
- The O&M instructors described those participants as competent users of optical devices.
- optical device for vision
- low vision optical devices
- use of optical devices
Examples
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As part of a clinical low vision evaluation, optical devices were prescribed for the participants.
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Seven of the eight participants who used optical devices could read street signs from across the street.
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A lot of optical devices could be made this way.
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More recently, we have seen evidence of the educational benefits of optical devices for such literacy skills.
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The low vision examination results in information about vision functioning and the provision of low vision optical devices.
Academic text (1997) -
A few parents with low vision used optical devices (such as a monocular) to watch their children.
Academic text (2009) -
As the IHB survey predicted, a key component of any program's success is the combining of optical devices with rehabilitation training.
Academic text (2004) -
Low vision specialists (ophthalmologists or optometrists with specialties in low vision) prescribe optical devices.
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The scientist used an optical device to focus the light for more accurate measurements.
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Many students benefit from using optical devices like magnifiers to assist with reading.
Synonyms
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4.1
A device with lenses or mirrors that helps you see things clearly
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device related to vision or light' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'optical' (related to light/vision) with 'device' (a manufactured item for a purpose). This adjective + noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will immediately understand.
Etymology
Optical device is a name for a device that deals with optical things — think of a lens bending 'light' so you can 'see' tiny or far objects. That's why it means any tool that makes, changes, or guides 'light' to help us see or make pictures.