electro-optics

or e·lec·tro·op·tics

[ ih-lek-troh-op-tiks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of physics dealing with the effects of electrical fields on optical phenomena, as in the Kerr effect.

Origin of electro-optics

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Other words from electro-optics

  • e·lec·tro-op·ti·cal, adjective
  • e·lec·tro-op·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby electro-optics

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