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• optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …   Universalium

• Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of …   Wikipedia

• Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… …   Wikipedia

• Mirror mount — This article is about the general subject. For mirror mounts specific to primary telescope mirrors, see Mirror support cell. Two kinematic mirror mounts, with mirrors. A mirror mount is a device that holds a mirror. In optics research, these can… …   Wikipedia

• mirror — mirrorlike, adj. /mir euhr/, n. 1. a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing. 2. such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing… …   Universalium

• Mirror support cell — This article is about telescope mirror support cells. For the neurological colloquialism mirror cell , see Mirror neuron. Mirror of the Large Binocular Telescope In astronomy the mirror support cell more commonly mirror cell is the component of a …   Wikipedia

• Mirror writing — Eighteenth century mirror writing in Ottoman calligraphy. Depicts the phrase Ali is the viceregent of God in both directions. Mirror writing is formed by writing in the direction that is the reverse of the natural way for a given language, such… …   Wikipedia

• mirror — /ˈmɪrə / (say miruh) noun 1. a reflecting surface, originally polished metal, now usually glass with a metallic or amalgam backing; a looking glass. 2. such a surface set into an ornamental frame, especially one with a handle. 3. any reflecting… …  

• Deformable mirror — A deformable mirror can be used to correct wavefront errors in an astronomical telescope …   Wikipedia

• History of optics — Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, followed by theories on light and vision developed by ancient Greek and Indian philosophers, and the development of geometrical optics in the Greco Roman… …   Wikipedia

• Index of optics articles — Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.[1] Optics usually describes the behavior of visible,… …   Wikipedia