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opticist

[ op-tuh-sist ]

/ ˈɒp tə sɪst /

noun Now Rare.

a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.

Words nearby opticist

optical tooling, optical tweezers, optical wedge, optician, opticianry, opticist, optico-, opticociliary, opticokinetic nystagmus, opticopupillary, optics

Origin of opticist

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; optic(s) + -ist

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