Old World beaver Castor fiber | a European variety of beaver |
camera lens optical lens | a lens that focuses the image in a camera |
condenser optical condenser | lens used to concentrate light on an object |
fiber fibre vulcanized fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
fiber optic cable fibre optic cable | a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
laser optical maser | an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light |
optical bench | apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena |
optical device | a device for producing or controlling light |
optical disk 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 |
optical fiber glass fiber optical fibre glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
optical instrument | an instrument designed to aid vision |
optical pyrometer pyroscope | a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object |
optical telescope | an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources |
prism optical prism | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz, used to deviate a beam or invert an image |
character fiber fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer |
optical density transmission density photographic density absorbance | (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
fiber fibre | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) |
Purkinje fiber | a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network |
muscle cell muscle fiber muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
striated muscle cell striated muscle fiber | an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue |
nerve fiber nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
medullated nerve fiber myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin |
motor neuron efferent neuron motor nerve fiber motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
motor fiber efferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands |
sensory fiber afferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
fiber bundle fibre bundle fascicle fasciculus | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
fusion optical fusion | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept |
fiber optics fiberoptics fibre optics fibreoptics | the transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
roughage fiber | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients, its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis |
aberration distortion optical aberration | an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image |
optical opacity | opacity to light |
optical illusion | an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression |
optical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon related to or involving light |
bast bast fiber | strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants |
fiber fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
cotton cotton fiber cotton wool | soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state |
optical glass | clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index, used to make lenses |
optical crown crown glass optical crown glass | optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index |
optical flint flint glass | optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index |
man-made fiber synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
natural fiber natural fibre | fiber derived from plants or animals |
animal fiber animal fibre | fiber derived from animals |
plant fiber plant fibre | fiber derived from plants |
acrylic fiber acrylic | polymerized from acrylonitrile |
polyester fiber | a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester |
staple staple fiber staple fibre | a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn, staple fibers vary widely in length |
fiber-optic fiberoptic fibre-optic fibreoptic | of or relating to fiber optics |
optical | of or relating to or involving light or optics, optical supplies |
ocular optic optical visual | relating to or using sight, ocular inspection, an optical illusion, visual powers, visual navigation |