OPTICS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
   Hypernyms(s) optics is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physics (what does physics mean?)
   • physical science (what does physical science mean?)
   • natural philosophy (what does natural philosophy mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • catoptrics (what does catoptrics mean?)
   • holography (what does holography mean?)