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  1. optical telescope an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources
  2. optimistic hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  3. optical disc a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
  4. optical illusion an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression
  5. astronomical telescope any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
  6. articulate express or state clearly
  7. optical disk a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
  8. optical device a device for producing or controlling light
  9. optical density (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
  10. optical glass clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index
  11. radio telescope astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources
  12. Newtonian telescope reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis
  13. ophthalmoscope medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
  14. Schmidt telescope reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed
  15. coude telescope a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph
  16. optical fusion the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
  17. optic disc the point where the optic nerve enters the retina
  18. optical bench apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena
  19. optical lens a lens that focuses the image in a camera
  20. spectroscope an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis