optics
noun /ˈɒptɪks/
/ˈɑːptɪks/
[uncountable]- the scientific study of sight and light see also fibre opticsOxford Collocations DictionaryOptics is used after these nouns:
- fibre
- [plural] (especially North American English) the way in which an action or event is seen and understood by the public
- In politics, optics matter.
- His decision to cut employee benefits may have been necessary, but the optics were terrible.
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