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	optical disk

	optical double star

	optical fiber

	optical glass

	optical illusion

	optical isomerism

	optical mouse

	optical rotation

	optical scanner

	optical semiconductor

	optical sound

	optical tweezers

	optician

	optics

	optima

	optimal

	optimal contract

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optoelectronics

op·to·e·lec·tron·ics [ òptō i lek trónniks ]

noun

Definition:

branch of electronics: the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, modulate, transmit, and sense electromagnetic radiation in the visible-light, infrared, and ultraviolet ranges ( takes a singular verb )

[Mid-20th century. < Greek optos "seen, visible"]

op·to·e·lec·tron·ic adjective