optical path

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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.

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Origin of optical path

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby optical path

optical isomerism, optical mark reading, optical maser, optical microscope, optical mouse, optical path, optical printer, optical pumping, optical pyrometer, optical resonator, optical rotation

How to use optical path in a sentence

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The anti-crime cops began searching the likely path of flight.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The flight path remained close to the Indonesian archipelago, well within what is the normal reach of air traffic control radar.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
I presume this path does not extend many miles without meeting impediments.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
She had been walking alone with her arms hanging limp, letting her white skirts trail along the dewy path.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Suddenly his quick eye lit on something in the gravel path and his heart gave a great leap.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Squinty went this way and that through the woods, but he could not find the path that led to his pen.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum