photicsn.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊtɪks/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊdɪks/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: photic adj.

Etymology: < photic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Compare earlier photistics n.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1858) gives a Latin form photica.

rare.

The branch of science concerned with the properties and phenomena of light (distinguished from optics when that term is used in relation to sight). Formerly also: (collective plural) †devices and apparatus for providing illumination (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

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

optic1563

optics1579

photology1828

photics1858

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Photica, term for the doctrine of the nature and appearance of light: photics.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Photics,..the term originated in the United States Patent Office, and is there applied to that class of mechanical inventions embracing lamps, gas-light arrangements, and illuminating apparatus generally.

1995 P. Ilie Age of Minerva II. ix. 298 The communion of internal perception with externality comes about through photics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	photics
释义	photicsn. Brit. /ˈfəʊtɪks/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdɪks/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: photic adj. Etymology: < photic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Compare earlier photistics n.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1858) gives a Latin form photica. rare. The branch of science concerned with the properties and phenomena of light (distinguished from optics when that term is used in relation to sight). Formerly also: (collective plural) †devices and apparatus for providing illumination (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > [noun] > science of optic1563 optics1579 photology1828 photics1858 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Photica, term for the doctrine of the nature and appearance of light: photics. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Photics,..the term originated in the United States Patent Office, and is there applied to that class of mechanical inventions embracing lamps, gas-light arrangements, and illuminating apparatus generally. 1995 P. Ilie Age of Minerva II. ix. 298 The communion of internal perception with externality comes about through photics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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