optical
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The “outsized pullback in shares” from those worries make for “a more interesting setup emerging as once-lofty optical premiums begin to look more palatable to investors,” Chatterjee said in his Thursday note.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Amazon and Corning announce a multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement for optical fiber to supply data centers.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
In these experiments, atoms or other particles are placed inside an optical cavity, which consists of two mirrors that trap light between them.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
The saber-toothed cat that appears mirage-like through a window, an optical illusion known as a Pepper’s Ghost, doesn’t reflect modern knowledge of the animal’s anatomy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
She had lost weight and at first I thought she might have grown, because she looked taller, but then I realized it was just an optical illusion, the effect of my own shrinking.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing optical
Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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