optical path
noun
the path of light through a medium, having a magnitude equal to the geometric distance through the system times the index of refraction of the medium.
Origin of optical path
1First recorded in 1890–95
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How to use optical path in a sentence
The optical path consists of a series of transparent liquids and solids.
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