SINCE 1828
acousto-optic
adjective
acous·to-optic
| \ ə¦küstō +\
variants:
or less commonly acousto-optical \ " + \
Definition of acousto-optic
: of or relating to the use of ultrasound to modulate or change the direction of light in solids
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