English noun: optics | |||
1. | optics (cognition) the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural philosophy, physics | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catoptrics, holography | ||
Domain category members | aberrate, aplanatic, apochromatic, aspheric, aspherical, astigmatism, astigmia, bifocal, collimate, meniscus, reflect, refract, resolve, stigmatism | ||
2. | optics (attribute) optical properties | ||
Samples | The optics of a telescope. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | property | ||