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optical
(encz) | optical,optický adj: |
Optical
(gcide) | Optic \Op"tic\ ([o^]p"t[i^]k), Optical \Op"tic*al\
([o^]p"t[i^]*kal), a. [F. optique, Gr. 'optiko`s; akin to
'o`psis sight, 'o`pwpa I have seen, 'o`psomai I shall see,
and to 'o`sse the two eyes, 'o`ps face, L. oculus eye. See
Ocular, Eye, and cf. Canopy, Ophthalmia.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or using vision or sight; as, optical
illusions. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: ocular, optic, visual.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The moon, whose orb
Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves
(the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed
to the retina; the optic (or optical) axis of the eye. See
Illust. of Brain, and Eye. [WordNet sense 3]
[1913 Webster]
3. Relating to the science of optics or to devices designed
to assist vision; as, optical works; optical equipment.
[WordNet sense 1]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Optic angle (Opt.), the angle included between the optic
axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; --
sometimes called binocular parallax.
Optic axis. (Opt.)
(a) A line drawn through the center of the eye
perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces.
In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic
axis that objects are most distinctly seen.
(b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the
direction of which no double refraction occurs. A
uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal
has two.
Optical circle (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the
measurement of angles in optical experiments.
Optical square, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for
laying off right angles.
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optical
(wn) | optical
adj 1: of or relating to or involving light or optics; "optical
supplies"
2: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical
illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn:
ocular, optic, optical, visual]
3: of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles";
"an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical)
axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or
part believed to be sensitive to light" [syn: ocular,
optic, optical, opthalmic] |
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strategic/tactical optical disk system
(msas) | Strategic/Tactical Optical Disk System
- S/TODS |
strategic/tactical optical disk system
(msasasci) | Strategic/Tactical Optical Disk System
- S/TODS |
optical aberration
(encz) | optical aberration, n: |
optical bench
(encz) | optical bench, n: |
optical character recognition
(encz) | Optical Character Recognition,rozpoznávání znaků [zkr.] [it.] Petr
Prášek |
optical condenser
(encz) | optical condenser, n: |
optical crown
(encz) | optical crown, n: |
optical device
(encz) | optical device, n: |
optical disc
(encz) | optical disc,optický disk n: |
optical disk
(encz) | optical disk, n: |
optical fiber
(encz) | optical fiber,optické vlákno n: [it.] mammoptical fiber,optický kabel n: [it.] mamm |
optical fibre
(encz) | optical fibre, n: |
optical flat
(encz) | optical flat,planparalelní deska [opt.] Petr Prášek |
optical flint
(encz) | optical flint, n: |
optical fusion
(encz) | optical fusion, n: |
optical glass
(encz) | optical glass, n: |
optical illusion
(encz) | optical illusion, |
optical instrument
(encz) | optical instrument, n: |
optical lens
(encz) | optical lens,optické čočky n: pl. Petr Menšík |
optical maser
(encz) | optical maser, n: |
optical opacity
(encz) | optical opacity, n: |
optical phenomenon
(encz) | optical phenomenon, n: |
optical prism
(encz) | optical prism, n: |
optical pyrometer
(encz) | optical pyrometer, n: |
optical scanner
(encz) | optical scanner,optický skener n: |
optical telescope
(encz) | optical telescope, n: |
optically
(encz) | optically,opticky adv: |
panoptical
(encz) | panoptical, adj: |
synoptical
(encz) | synoptical,přehledný adj: Zdeněk Brožsynoptical,synoptický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
advanced electro-optical system
(czen) | Advanced Electro-Optical System,AEOS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
all-optical imaging brassboard
(czen) | All-Optical Imaging Brassboard,AOIB[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
electro-optical
(czen) | Electro-Optical,EO[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
electro-optical/infrared
(czen) | Electro-optical/Infrared,EO/IR[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
long-range oblique optical system
(czen) | Long-Range Oblique Optical System,LOROPS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
optical parametric oscillator
(czen) | Optical Parametric Oscillator,OPO[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
optical society of america
(czen) | Optical Society of America,OSA[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
society of photo-optical instrumentation engineers
(czen) | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers,SPIE[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
starfire optical range
(czen) | Starfire Optical Range,SOR[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
strategic/tactical optical disk system
(czen) | Strategic/Tactical Optical Disk System,S/TODS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož
a automatický překlad |
synchronous optical network
(czen) | Synchronous Optical Network,SONET[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Autoptical
(gcide) | Autoptic \Au*top"tic\ ([add]*t[o^]p"t[i^]k), Autoptical
\Au*top"tic*al\ (-t[i^]k*al), a. [Gr. a'ytoptiko`s: cf. F.
autoptique.]
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with,
personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.
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Autoptically
(gcide) | Autoptically \Au*top"tic*al*ly\ ([add]*t[o^]p"t[i^]*kal*l[y^]),
adv.
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Optical
(gcide) | Optic \Op"tic\ ([o^]p"t[i^]k), Optical \Op"tic*al\
([o^]p"t[i^]*kal), a. [F. optique, Gr. 'optiko`s; akin to
'o`psis sight, 'o`pwpa I have seen, 'o`psomai I shall see,
and to 'o`sse the two eyes, 'o`ps face, L. oculus eye. See
Ocular, Eye, and cf. Canopy, Ophthalmia.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or using vision or sight; as, optical
illusions. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: ocular, optic, visual.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The moon, whose orb
Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves
(the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed
to the retina; the optic (or optical) axis of the eye. See
Illust. of Brain, and Eye. [WordNet sense 3]
[1913 Webster]
3. Relating to the science of optics or to devices designed
to assist vision; as, optical works; optical equipment.
[WordNet sense 1]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Optic angle (Opt.), the angle included between the optic
axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; --
sometimes called binocular parallax.
Optic axis. (Opt.)
(a) A line drawn through the center of the eye
perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces.
In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic
axis that objects are most distinctly seen.
(b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the
direction of which no double refraction occurs. A
uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal
has two.
Optical circle (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the
measurement of angles in optical experiments.
Optical square, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for
laying off right angles.
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optical activity
(gcide) | optical activity \optical activity\ n. (Chem.)
the ability of a chemical compound to rotate the plane of
plane-polarized light. This is found only in chemicals whose
molecular structure does not have a plane of symmetry, and is
common in biochemical compounds. -- optically active adj.
[PJC] |
optical cable
(gcide) | optical cable \optical cable\ n. (Communications)
a cable containing multiple optical fibers.
[PJC] |
Optical circle
(gcide) | Optic \Op"tic\ ([o^]p"t[i^]k), Optical \Op"tic*al\
([o^]p"t[i^]*kal), a. [F. optique, Gr. 'optiko`s; akin to
'o`psis sight, 'o`pwpa I have seen, 'o`psomai I shall see,
and to 'o`sse the two eyes, 'o`ps face, L. oculus eye. See
Ocular, Eye, and cf. Canopy, Ophthalmia.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or using vision or sight; as, optical
illusions. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: ocular, optic, visual.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The moon, whose orb
Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves
(the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed
to the retina; the optic (or optical) axis of the eye. See
Illust. of Brain, and Eye. [WordNet sense 3]
[1913 Webster]
3. Relating to the science of optics or to devices designed
to assist vision; as, optical works; optical equipment.
[WordNet sense 1]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Optic angle (Opt.), the angle included between the optic
axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; --
sometimes called binocular parallax.
Optic axis. (Opt.)
(a) A line drawn through the center of the eye
perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces.
In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic
axis that objects are most distinctly seen.
(b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the
direction of which no double refraction occurs. A
uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal
has two.
Optical circle (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the
measurement of angles in optical experiments.
Optical square, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for
laying off right angles.
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optical cube
(gcide) | Biprism \Bi"prism\, n. [Pref. bi- + prism.]
1. A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms
cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a
cube; -- called also optical cube. It is used in one
form of photometer.
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optical disk
(gcide) | laser disk \laser disk\ n.
A digital data storage medium consisting of a thin disk onto
which the data is impressed by a laser, in the form of a
linear sequence of dots; same as optical disk. The data is
subsequently read back by the use of a laser beam. See also
compact disk.
Note: The original disk may be created by use of a laser, but
copies of the original disk may be created by a
replicating process which does not itself require a
laser.
[PJC] |
optical fiber
(gcide) | optical fiber \optical fiber\ n. (Communications)
A thin fiber of very pure glass used to carry signals
transmitted by means of light. It has much greater
information-carrying capacity than a copper wire, and in the
1990's became a dominant means of transmitting telephone
communications over long distances.
[PJC] |
optical isomer
(gcide) | Isomer \I"so*mer\ ([imac]"s[-o]*m[~e]r), n. [See Isomeric.]
(Chem.)
A compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a
compound having the same chemical composition as another
compound; a member of an isomeric series.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: An isomer may be a structural isomer, in which some
of the atoms are bonded to different atoms (as in
CH3.CH2.NH2 and CH3.NH.CH3), or an {optical
isomer}, in which the number and types of chemical
bonds are identical, but the arrangement of the atoms
in three-dimensional space is different; the latter are
also called stereoisomers.
[PJC] |
optical isomerism
(gcide) | Isomerism \I*som"er*ism\, n. (Chem.)
The state, quality, or relation, of two or more isomeric
substances.
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Physical isomerism (Chem.), a former term for {optical
isomerism}.
optical isomerism (Chem.), the condition or relation of
certain (isomeric) substances, which, while chemically
identical (in that they have the same composition, the
same molecular weights, and the same ultimate
constitution), are yet physically different, as in their
action on polarized light, as dextro- and l[ae]vo-tartaric
acids, or the sugars galactose and glucose. In such
compounds there is usually at least one unsymmetrical
carbon atom and typically more than one. See
Unsymmetrical.
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optical maser
(gcide) | laser \laser\ n. [acronym from Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation: ca. 1955.]
A device which produces an intense, usually narrow,
monochromatic beam of coherent light; called also {optical
maser}. It has various forms, and is used in various
applications in science and technology. The beam is produced
by boosting the majority of the electrons in specific
radiation-absorbing atoms in a medium into a higher energy
level, from which they are stimulated by their own emitted
radiation to drop back synchronously to their lower energy
level, and emit light which is in phase (coherent).
Syn: optical maser.
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Optical parallax
(gcide) | Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. ? alternation, the mutual
inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. ? to change a
little, go aside, deviate; para` beside, beyond + ? to
change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. Parallel.]
1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of
an object, as seen from two different stations, or points
of view.
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2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body
(as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the
earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional
point, as the earth's center or the sun.
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3. (Astron.) The annual parallax. See annual parallax,
below.
[PJC]
Annual parallax, the greatest value of the heliocentric
parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place
of a body as seen from the earth and sun; it is equivalent
to the parallax of an astronomical object which would be
observed by taking observations of the object at two
different points one astronomical unit (the distance of
the Earth from the sun) apart, if the line joining the two
observing points is perpendicular to the direction to the
observed object; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
The distance of an astronomical object from the Earth is
inversely proportional to the annual parallax. A star
which has an annual parallax of one second of an arc is
considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years) distant
from the earth; a star with an annual parallax of
one-hundredth second of an arc is 326 light years distant.
See parsec in the vocabulary, and stellar parallax,
below.
Binocular parallax, the apparent difference in position of
an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the
other, the head remaining unmoved.
Diurnal parallax or Geocentric parallax, the parallax of
a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the
kind of parallax that is generally understood when the
term is used without qualification.
Heliocentric parallax, the parallax of a body with
reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body
by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the
heliocentric parallax of a planet.
Horizontal parallax, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly
body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the
body by the earth's radius.
Optical parallax, the apparent displacement in position
undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.
--Brande & C.
Parallax of the cross wires (of an optical instrument),
their apparent displacement when the eye changes its
position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus
of the object glass.
Stellar parallax, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
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Optical square
(gcide) | Optic \Op"tic\ ([o^]p"t[i^]k), Optical \Op"tic*al\
([o^]p"t[i^]*kal), a. [F. optique, Gr. 'optiko`s; akin to
'o`psis sight, 'o`pwpa I have seen, 'o`psomai I shall see,
and to 'o`sse the two eyes, 'o`ps face, L. oculus eye. See
Ocular, Eye, and cf. Canopy, Ophthalmia.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or using vision or sight; as, optical
illusions. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: ocular, optic, visual.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The moon, whose orb
Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves
(the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed
to the retina; the optic (or optical) axis of the eye. See
Illust. of Brain, and Eye. [WordNet sense 3]
[1913 Webster]
3. Relating to the science of optics or to devices designed
to assist vision; as, optical works; optical equipment.
[WordNet sense 1]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Optic angle (Opt.), the angle included between the optic
axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; --
sometimes called binocular parallax.
Optic axis. (Opt.)
(a) A line drawn through the center of the eye
perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces.
In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic
axis that objects are most distinctly seen.
(b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the
direction of which no double refraction occurs. A
uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal
has two.
Optical circle (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the
measurement of angles in optical experiments.
Optical square, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for
laying off right angles.
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Optically
(gcide) | Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
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Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
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Optically active
(gcide) | Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
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Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
[1913 Webster]optical activity \optical activity\ n. (Chem.)
the ability of a chemical compound to rotate the plane of
plane-polarized light. This is found only in chemicals whose
molecular structure does not have a plane of symmetry, and is
common in biochemical compounds. -- optically active adj.
[PJC] |
optically active
(gcide) | Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
[1913 Webster]
Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
[1913 Webster]optical activity \optical activity\ n. (Chem.)
the ability of a chemical compound to rotate the plane of
plane-polarized light. This is found only in chemicals whose
molecular structure does not have a plane of symmetry, and is
common in biochemical compounds. -- optically active adj.
[PJC] |
optically inactive
(gcide) | Inactive \In*ac"tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F.
inactif.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can
not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself,
inactive.
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2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or
industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
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3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not exhibiting any action or activity on
polarized light; optically inactive; optically neutral;
-- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in
distinction from other forms which are optically active;
as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
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4. (Chem. & Biochem.) Lacking biological or biochemical
activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical
effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have
lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which
are tested for some type of biological activity and found
to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes,
the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was
inactive as an antibiotic.
[PJC]
Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy.
See Inert.
[1913 Webster]Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
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Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
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Optically inactive
(gcide) | Inactive \In*ac"tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F.
inactif.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can
not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself,
inactive.
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2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or
industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
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3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not exhibiting any action or activity on
polarized light; optically inactive; optically neutral;
-- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in
distinction from other forms which are optically active;
as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Chem. & Biochem.) Lacking biological or biochemical
activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical
effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have
lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which
are tested for some type of biological activity and found
to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes,
the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was
inactive as an antibiotic.
[PJC]
Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy.
See Inert.
[1913 Webster]Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
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Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
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Optically negative
(gcide) | Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
[1913 Webster]
Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
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Optically positive
(gcide) | Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
[1913 Webster]
2. With reference to optics.
[1913 Webster]
Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
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panoptical
(gcide) | panoptic \panoptic\ panoptical \panoptical\adj.
Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial
photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in
microscopy.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Scoptical
(gcide) | Scoptic \Scop"tic\, Scoptical \Scop"tic*al\, a. [Gr. skwptiko`s,
from skw`ptein to mock, to scoff at.]
Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] --South.
[1913 Webster] -- Scop"tic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
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Scoptically
(gcide) | Scoptic \Scop"tic\, Scoptical \Scop"tic*al\, a. [Gr. skwptiko`s,
from skw`ptein to mock, to scoff at.]
Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] --South.
[1913 Webster] -- Scop"tic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
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Synoptical
(gcide) | Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, Synoptical \Syn*op"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
cf. F. synoptique. See Synopsis.]
Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal
parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table; a synoptical
statement of an argument. "The synoptic Gospels." --Alford.
-- Syn*op"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Synoptically
(gcide) | Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, Synoptical \Syn*op"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
cf. F. synoptique. See Synopsis.]
Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal
parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table; a synoptical
statement of an argument. "The synoptic Gospels." --Alford.
-- Syn*op"tic*al*ly, adv.
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optical aberration
(wn) | optical aberration
n 1: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens
or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration,
distortion, optical aberration] |
optical bench
(wn) | optical bench
n 1: apparatus for observation and measurement of optical
phenomena |
optical condenser
(wn) | optical condenser
n 1: lens used to concentrate light on an object [syn:
condenser, optical condenser] |
optical crown
(wn) | optical crown
n 1: optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
[syn: optical crown, crown glass, {optical crown
glass}] |
optical crown glass
(wn) | optical crown glass
n 1: optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
[syn: optical crown, crown glass, {optical crown
glass}] |
optical density
(wn) | optical density
n 1: (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance
transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation [syn:
optical density, transmission density, {photographic
density}, absorbance] |
optical device
(wn) | optical device
n 1: a device for producing or controlling light |
optical disc
(wn) | optical disc
n 1: a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as
tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that
scans the surface [syn: optical disk, optical disc] |
optical disk
(wn) | optical disk
n 1: a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as
tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that
scans the surface [syn: optical disk, optical disc] |
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