opticsn.

Brit.

/ˈɒptɪks/, U.S.

/ˈɑptɪks/

Forms: 1500s–1600s optikes, 1600s optickes, 1600s opticques, 1600s–1700s opticks, 1700s– optics.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: optic n.

Etymology: < optic n. (compare -ic suffix 2), after post-classical Latin optica, neuter plural (see note) < ancient Greek τὰ ὀπτικά optical matters, optics (Aristotle, Ptolemy, etc.). Compare also ancient Greek ἡ ὀπτική (short for ἡ ὀπτικὴ ἐπιστήμη) the science of the laws of sight (Aristotle, etc.) > classical Latin opticē (Vitruvius).Post-classical Latin optica , neuter plural, occurs c1160 in the Sicilian writers Henricus Aristippus who speaks of Euclidis Optica , and Eugenius who translated from Arabic the Ὀπτικά of Ptolemy under the title Optica Ptolomæi; also 1267 in Roger Bacon. Optica appears later as a feminine singular (1531) > Spanish óptica (1582 in sense ‘science of perspective’), Italian †optica , ottica (Florio 1598), French optique (1605), Catalan òptica (1696), Portuguese óptica (1781), all feminine singular. Compare also slightly earlier optic adj. 1. Formerly construed as plural (‘the optics’: compare quots. 1579 at sense 1, 1625 at sense 1), but now always as singular (for early examples of singular agreement compare quots. 1815 at sense 1, 1832 at sense 1).

1. The branch of physics that deals with the properties and phenomena of visible light (and by extension other forms of electromagnetic radiation), sometimes esp. in relation to sight.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical skills and techniques > [noun]

perspectivea1387

optic1563

optics1579

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > [noun] > science of

optic1563

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photology1828

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1579 L. Digges & T. Digges Stratioticos 189 Such was his Fœlicitie and happie successe..also in the Optikes and Catoptrikes, that he was able by Perspectiue Glasses..to discouer euery particularitie in the Countrey rounde aboute.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. xi. 244 The Optickes teach vs, all things are seene in the places opposite to the eye.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Oct. (1972) VII. 327 I do not see that he minds Optickes or Mathematics of any sort.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. ii. 27 The Science of Opticks, deduced from ocular Experiments.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 407 Optics..treats of the properties of light.

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic i. 5 Of all the sciences Optics is the most fertile in marvellous expedients.

1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §97 To-day we are to speak of optics, the science of seeing.

1912 W. Pepperrell in E. B. Holt et al. New Realism 262 To infer from this that logic is a mental science would be as wrong as to infer that astronomy was a branch of the science of optics.

1946 W. Ivins Art & Geom. x. 129 The subject of physiological optics and its differences from mathematical or camera optics is little known to the world in general.

1966 Sci. News 8 Oct. 274/1 Important contributions that resulted in infrared becoming a special field of study in the science of optics.

1984 J. C. Polkinghorne Quantum World (BNC) 13 A novice student of optics does not need to perform elaborate wave calculations to trace light through a simple system of lenses and mirrors.

2002 Isis 93 108/1 Dante's use of the science of optics does not..rely specifically on knowledge of the authors of the perspectivae.

2. Originally North American. The way in which a situation, event, or course of action is perceived by the public. Frequently in political contexts.

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1973 Boston Globe (Nexis) 11 May 14 I knew the optics of the situation look bad, but I kept after Bob Kuschner about the suit.

1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 23 June The reason to streamline cabinets has everything to do with..a more realistic relationship between the optics and reality of the exercise of power.

2009 Vanity Fair Nov. 177/2 Paulson appreciated that the ‘optics’ of a waiver to engage with his former employer were problematic, but he hoped it would remain a secret.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	optics
释义	opticsn. Brit. /ˈɒptɪks/, U.S. /ˈɑptɪks/ Forms: 1500s–1600s optikes, 1600s optickes, 1600s opticques, 1600s–1700s opticks, 1700s– optics. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: optic n. Etymology: < optic n. (compare -ic suffix 2), after post-classical Latin optica, neuter plural (see note) < ancient Greek τὰ ὀπτικά optical matters, optics (Aristotle, Ptolemy, etc.). Compare also ancient Greek ἡ ὀπτική (short for ἡ ὀπτικὴ ἐπιστήμη) the science of the laws of sight (Aristotle, etc.) > classical Latin opticē (Vitruvius).Post-classical Latin optica , neuter plural, occurs c1160 in the Sicilian writers Henricus Aristippus who speaks of Euclidis Optica , and Eugenius who translated from Arabic the Ὀπτικά of Ptolemy under the title Optica Ptolomæi; also 1267 in Roger Bacon. Optica appears later as a feminine singular (1531) > Spanish óptica (1582 in sense ‘science of perspective’), Italian †optica , ottica (Florio 1598), French optique (1605), Catalan òptica (1696), Portuguese óptica (1781), all feminine singular. Compare also slightly earlier optic adj. 1. Formerly construed as plural (‘the optics’: compare quots. 1579 at sense 1, 1625 at sense 1), but now always as singular (for early examples of singular agreement compare quots. 1815 at sense 1, 1832 at sense 1). 1. The branch of physics that deals with the properties and phenomena of visible light (and by extension other forms of electromagnetic radiation), sometimes esp. in relation to sight. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical skills and techniques > [noun] perspectivea1387 optic1563 optics1579 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > [noun] > science of optic1563 optics1579 photology1828 photics1858 1579 L. Digges & T. Digges Stratioticos 189 Such was his Fœlicitie and happie successe..also in the Optikes and Catoptrikes, that he was able by Perspectiue Glasses..to discouer euery particularitie in the Countrey rounde aboute. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. xi. 244 The Optickes teach vs, all things are seene in the places opposite to the eye. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Oct. (1972) VII. 327 I do not see that he minds Optickes or Mathematics of any sort. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. ii. 27 The Science of Opticks, deduced from ocular Experiments. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 407 Optics..treats of the properties of light. 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic i. 5 Of all the sciences Optics is the most fertile in marvellous expedients. 1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §97 To-day we are to speak of optics, the science of seeing. 1912 W. Pepperrell in E. B. Holt et al. New Realism 262 To infer from this that logic is a mental science would be as wrong as to infer that astronomy was a branch of the science of optics. 1946 W. Ivins Art & Geom. x. 129 The subject of physiological optics and its differences from mathematical or camera optics is little known to the world in general. 1966 Sci. News 8 Oct. 274/1 Important contributions that resulted in infrared becoming a special field of study in the science of optics. 1984 J. C. Polkinghorne Quantum World (BNC) 13 A novice student of optics does not need to perform elaborate wave calculations to trace light through a simple system of lenses and mirrors. 2002 Isis 93 108/1 Dante's use of the science of optics does not..rely specifically on knowledge of the authors of the perspectivae. 2. Originally North American. The way in which a situation, event, or course of action is perceived by the public. Frequently in political contexts. ΚΠ 1973 Boston Globe (Nexis) 11 May 14 I knew the optics of the situation look bad, but I kept after Bob Kuschner about the suit. 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 23 June The reason to streamline cabinets has everything to do with..a more realistic relationship between the optics and reality of the exercise of power. 2009 Vanity Fair Nov. 177/2 Paulson appreciated that the ‘optics’ of a waiver to engage with his former employer were problematic, but he hoped it would remain a secret. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1579
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