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optics

[op-tiks] / ˈɒp tɪks /
NOUN
eyesight
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Even if Brockman is right and the operational impact isn’t large, the optics matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

“I think the optics are obvious,” the Emmy award-winning actor told Vanity Fair in an interview published Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

If so, the turn in optics would arrive before the news that would explain it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

However, the discovery could eventually support technologies that combine optics and electronics, including advanced sensing, imaging, and telecommunications.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Galileo contributed to physics and astronomy, while teaching fortification and optics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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