opticistn.
/ˈɒptᵻsɪst/, U.S. /ˈɑptəsəst/ rare.
An expert in or student of optics.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one skilled in optics > [noun]
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opticist1884
1884 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 814 The real cause..is now thoroughly understood by physiological opticists.
1946 J. T. Shipley Encycl. Lit. 32 Roger Bacon Optics was based on the Thesaurus Opticae of ibn-al-Haytham (Alhazen), the Arab physicist and opticist.
1986 J. J. Gibson Ecol. Approach to Visual Perception iv. 50 The opticist works with rays of light.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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