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electro-optics

American

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

Or electrooptics

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

Example Sentences

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The theory of electro-optics received great attention from Kelvin, Maxwell, Rayleigh, G.F.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

Hence there arose a new science of electro-optics, and in all parts of Europe and the United States innumerable investigators took possession of the novel field of research with the greatest delight.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

Electro-optics.—For a long time Faraday’s observation on the rotation of the plane of polarized light by heavy glass in a 191 magnetic field remained an isolated fact in electro-optics.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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