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Optics

That branch of physical science which treats of the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.

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Catoptrics 76% connected

That part of optics which explains the properties and phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished…

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Physics 76% connected

The science of nature, or of natural objects; that branch of science which treats of the laws and properties of matter, and the forces acting upon it…

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Property 76% connected

That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as,…

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Optical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to vision or sight.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Optical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to vision or sight.

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