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"the optics of a telescope"nounoptical propertiestype of:
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nounthe branch of physics that studies the physical properties of lighttype of:
Definition that contains optics
- optical of or relating to or involving light or optics
- astigmatism (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
- meniscus (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
- stigmatism (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point
- fibreoptic of or relating to fiber optics
- fiber-optic of or relating to fiber optics
- holography the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image
- al-hasan ibn al-haytham an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
- astigmia (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
- ibn al-haytham an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)