optical
Example Sentences
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Pilots often experience an optical illusion of a passing object that can make it appear to be traveling at great speed even if it is barely moving, officials have said.
It was just an optical illusion, just because I was running, just because I’m worried about whoever made that cry or whimper.
From Literature
The system relies on SHG, a nonlinear optical phenomenon in which incoming light is converted into light with half the wavelength.
From Science Daily
Two-dimensional materials have attracted intense interest because of their unusual electronic and optical properties.
From Science Daily
To capture these changes, the scientists used an advanced optical imaging technique that tracks neural activity across the entire surface of the brain in real time.
From Science Daily
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