optical
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈɑːptɪkəl/
- Specialized
:
óptico
- Follow up work by both radio and optical astronomers pinpointed the source.
- optical fiber
- optical instrument
- optical system
So that's known as OCR, optical character recognition, I think.
- So that's known as OCR, optical character recognition, I think.
- But there are other exciting sources that should produce optical electromagnetic signals.
- But that number's kind of an optical illusion.
- So you can expect the optical image stable slate back.
- So you have like some optical like like auditory type stuff.
Examples
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Each of these little things are optical elements, little mirrors, lenses.
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We make the biggest optical mirror ever built.
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And so this is the cut off of the optical system here.
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We should do an optical test to make sure.
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What is the period of optical radiation, say from blue to red?
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The boom to the right contains the optical and particle sensors, including the camera.
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The resolution with an optical microscope was not good enough.
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We have very high-powered optical detection equipment.
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So that's known as OCR, optical character recognition, I think.
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The optical properties of the lens enhance its ability to focus light.
Synonyms
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3.3
About seeing or things you can see
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6.0
Relating to the eye or seeing
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6.8
About the eyes and how you see
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7.4
About light and how people use it in technology and science
Compounds
- Specialized
2
3.8
A machine that reads printed pages and saves them as computer files
- Specialized
2
3.8
A machine with lenses or mirrors that gathers and focuses visible light to see distant stars and planets
- Specialized
1
4.2
A very thin glass or plastic thread that carries light signals to send data quickly
- Specialized
1
4.7
A tool that uses light to make things easier to see like microscopes or cameras
- Specialized
1
6.0
A clear, strong glass that lens makers use for camera and telescope lenses
- Specialized
1
7.1
How much a material reduces the amount of light that passes through it
- Specialized
1
4.1
A device with lenses or mirrors that helps you see things clearly
- Archaic
A disc you can erase and write many times using light and magnets to store data
- Specialized
Clear glass used in camera lenses that bends light less and keeps colours from separating
- Specialized
A type of glass that bends light strongly and separates colors in lenses and prisms
- Specialized
A clear triangular piece of glass that bends light into a rainbow of colors
- Specialized
A tool that measures very high temperatures by comparing a hot object's light color to a known value
- Archaic
A system that sends messages over long distances using towers with moving arms or lights
- Specialized
One of two chemicals that are mirror images like left and right hands and turn polarized light opposite ways
- Specialized
A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes
- Specialized
A thing you see when light moves in a special way, like a rainbow or mirage
How Visual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Optical comes from the old Greek root opt-, which means 'eye' or 'sight'. You can see the same root in optic and optician, so optical is about the eye, seeing, or the way light works.