optical phenomenon

Noun

Meaning

a physical phenomenon related to or involving light

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pleochroic

Hypernyms

physical phenomenon

Hyponyms

parallax distortion incidence diffraction aberration fringe

Examples

Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting. Josef Albers

Close letter words and terms

optical nerve optical opacity optical pen optical plate optical pointing optical polarization prism