English to English noun
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the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |  | source: wordnet30
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optical properties |  | Example: the optics of a telescope
source: wordnet30
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That branch of physical science which treats of the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision. |  | source: webster1913
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