optics
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The word "optics" usually takes the singular form of the verb when used in the context of physics.
optics
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (physics)
a. la óptica (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After our unit on light, we'll study optics and how lenses work.Después de nuestra unidad sobre la luz, estudiaremos la óptica y cómo funcionan los lentes.
a. la imagen (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
While there was no evidence that the Senate candidate had done anything illegal, the optics of the situation certainly weren't good.Aunque no había pruebas de que el candidato para el Senado hubiera hecho algo ilegal, la situación no arrojaba una imagen nada buena.
optic
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. óptico
The optic neuropathy in glaucoma is often gradual, such that vision loss may go undetected.Muchas veces, la neuropatía óptica con el glaucoma es gradual y, por lo tanto, una pérdida de vista puede pasar desapercibida.
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