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optical

[op-ti-kuhl] / ˈɒp tɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
ocular
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To investigate these collisions under tightly controlled conditions, the team used an optical lattice.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

In the future, the approach could contribute to ultrafast optical computers, advanced telecommunications, and entirely new terahertz lasers.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Zhongji Innolight is the result of a 2017 merger between Suzhou Innolight Technology, an optical module maker that was seeking new funding, and Shandong-based Zhongji Equipment, a washing machine motor maker with low margins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Shares of the optical transceiver maker declined 5.9% from their listing price to 922.00 Hong Kong dollars early Thursday, even after the Chinese company set the final offer price below the maximum.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

He knew, for example, that it was called paramnesia, and he was interested as well in such corollary optical phenomena as jamais vu, never seen, and presque vu, almost seen.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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