Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun optics

2 senses of optics

Sense 1
optics -- (the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light)
       => physics, natural philosophy -- (the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics")

Sense 2
optics -- (optical properties; "the optics of a telescope")
       => property -- (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun optic

1 sense of optic

Sense 1
eye, oculus, optic -- (the organ of sight)
       => sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor -- (an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation)