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Recent Examples of optical
The overall design is quite unassuming, but the optical construction within is where the magic happens and is ultimately what’s most important.
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James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
The Swarovski Group includes its optical devices, abrasives and crystal business.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Ars Video The team screened various biocompatible polymeric materials (used to make commercial contact lenses) to find just the right refractive index and optical and mechanical properties, and integrated them with the aforementioned nanoparticles to make upconversion contact lenses (UCLs).
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Reflected sunlight from interplanetary dust around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter radiates across the (visible) optical spectrum and beyond.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
The Swarovski Group includes its optical devices, abrasives and crystal business.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Ars Video The team screened various biocompatible polymeric materials (used to make commercial contact lenses) to find just the right refractive index and optical and mechanical properties, and integrated them with the aforementioned nanoparticles to make upconversion contact lenses (UCLs).
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Reflected sunlight from interplanetary dust around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter radiates across the (visible) optical spectrum and beyond.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optical
Adjective
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This feature is one of optic technology's most significant steps forward in recent years.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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Contributor Terri Williams says one of her favorite features is its optic cleaner head that cleans and polishes her hard floors.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Depending on the critic, Gates, 51, a professor of visual art at the University of Chicago, is a land artist.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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His visual art has been featured by PBS and Los Angeles’ premier art institutions: the LA Opera, Hammer Museum, and the Center Theatre Group.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Optical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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