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Recent Examples of optical
The national lab has a wide array of laboratories working within it, including sites focused on research in advanced optical materials, fuel synthesis catalysis, hydrogen safety sensor testing, renewable fuels and lubricants and solar radiation.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
That optical and mechanical foundation is combined with digital elements to form AWOL's proprietary PixelLock technology.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
In a Federal Communications Commission application, SpaceX describes how the centers would transmit the data via optical, or laser, signals to the Starlink network for transmission to the ground while the entire system is in a low orbit roughly 300 miles to 1,200 miles above Earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
But the images from his studio—their panache and sensuality, the rich density of their optical terrains—have made Keïta a lodestar of West Africa’s twentieth-century photography.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
That optical and mechanical foundation is combined with digital elements to form AWOL's proprietary PixelLock technology.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026
In a Federal Communications Commission application, SpaceX describes how the centers would transmit the data via optical, or laser, signals to the Starlink network for transmission to the ground while the entire system is in a low orbit roughly 300 miles to 1,200 miles above Earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
But the images from his studio—their panache and sensuality, the rich density of their optical terrains—have made Keïta a lodestar of West Africa’s twentieth-century photography.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optical
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Eyeglasses Protect your eyeglasses and clear vision by using special optic cleaning cloths to remove smudges since microfiber cloths can cause delicate scratches on special anti-reflective and mirror coatings.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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These neurons do not naturally regenerate, making disorders such as open-angle glaucoma and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy especially difficult to treat.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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EngineAI’s demonstration videos highlight PM01’s advanced visual perception, powered by an Intel RealSense depth camera.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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And a short time later, the teen was in the Philippines on a mortar ship bridge sending and receiving communications primarily by visual means, including signal flags and flashing lights.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Optical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optical. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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