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/foh"tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.)the science of light.[1855-60; see PHOTIC, -ICS]
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Photics — Pho tics, n. (Physics) The science of light; a general term sometimes employed when optics is restricted to light as a producing vision. Knight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
photics — pho·tics … English syllables
photics — pho•tics [[t]ˈfoʊ tɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) opt the science of light … From formal English to slang
photics — ks noun plural but usually singular in construction Etymology: photic + s : a science that deals with light compare optics * * * /foh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of light. [1855 60; see PHOTIC, ICS] * * * phōtˈics singular … Useful english dictionary
optics — Synonyms and related words: Newtonian physics, acoustics, actinology, actinometry, aerophysics, applied physics, astrophysics, basic conductor physics, biophysics, catoptrics, chemical physics, cryogenics, crystallography, cytophysics, dioptrics … Moby Thesaurus
photometry — Synonyms and related words: actinology, actinometry, aerial photography, aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aerogeology, aerography, aerology, aeromechanics, aeromedicine, aerometry, aeronautical meteorology, aerophotography, aerophysics, aeroscopy,… … Moby Thesaurus
light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… … English dictionary for students
photic — a. pertaining to or penetrated by light. ♦ photics, n. study of light … Dictionary of difficult words
wide´ness — wide «wyd», adjective, wid|er, wid|est, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. filling more space from side to side than the usual thing of the same sort; not narrow; broad: »a wide street, a wide hall … Useful english dictionary
