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electro-optics

American  
[ih-lek-troh-op-tiks] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˈɒp tɪks /
Or electrooptics

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.

Other Word Forms

  • electro-optical adjective
  • electro-optically adverb

Etymology

Origin of electro-optics

First recorded in 1890–95

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