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Recent Examples of optical
One key impediment to making bigger optical interferometers has been the loss of precious photons along the path between them.
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K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
The Fitbit Air uses an optical heart rate monitor, a three-axis accelerometer, a gyroscope, a temperature sensor, and red and infrared sensors for health tracking.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
HiPERCAM’s high-speed optical camera captures images at over 1,000 frames per second, collecting this data simultaneously in five different colors, covering the entire optical spectrum.
—New Atlas, 26 May 2026
To catch the faint signals of early-stage tumors, doctors required huge apparatus packed with complex optical paths, expensive spectrometers, and sensitive prisms.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
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K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
The Fitbit Air uses an optical heart rate monitor, a three-axis accelerometer, a gyroscope, a temperature sensor, and red and infrared sensors for health tracking.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
HiPERCAM’s high-speed optical camera captures images at over 1,000 frames per second, collecting this data simultaneously in five different colors, covering the entire optical spectrum.
—New Atlas, 26 May 2026
To catch the faint signals of early-stage tumors, doctors required huge apparatus packed with complex optical paths, expensive spectrometers, and sensitive prisms.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optical
Adjective
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Hetzel was diagnosed with NF and an optic glioma that impacts her vision.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Bring Alaïa’s soft sage skirt into sharp focus with the addition of monochromatic extras—a sculptural black top and optic white heels.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In his gorgeous and arresting debut, Nick Martino hurtles through a variety of forms—from sonnets to visual poems to works of visual art—to vividly portray and reflect on a teenager’s world during and after the speaker’s parents’ divorce and his father’s incarceration.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Parsons spoke to IndieWire in detail about his debut film‘s shot construction, visual effects, sound design, and narrative world-building.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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“Optical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optical. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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