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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shikōgaku
"視光学は目と視覚に関する科学です。"
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The scientific study or treatise of vision, optics, and the anatomical or physical properties of sight.
"Early 19th-century texts occasionally referenced optology when discussing the fundamental mechanics of the human eye."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek root 'optos' (seen, visible) combined with the combining form '-logy' (branch of learning or study). Formed in the 19th century as a neoclassical compound, it historically referred to the science or study of sight and vision, though it is now largely obsolete or subsumed under optics and optometry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Optology" is said worldwide
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optologie
Transliteration: ɔp.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi
"L'optologie étudie les phénomènes de la vision."
Optologie
Transliteration: ɔptoˈloːɡiə
"Die Optologie befasst sich mit der Lehre des Sehens."
optologia
Transliteration: op.toˈlɔ.dʒa
"L'optologia è una scienza antica legata alla visione."
optología
Transliteration: op.toˈxo.li.a
"La optología abarca el estudio científico de la vista."
optologia
Transliteration: ɔp.tuˈlɔ.ʒi.ɐ
"A optologia explora os princípios fundamentais da visão."
दृष्टि विज्ञान
Transliteration: drishți vigyan
"दृष्टि विज्ञान प्रकाश और आँख का अध्ययन करता है।"
视光学
Transliteration: shì guāng xué
"视光学是一门研究视觉的科学。"
시각학
Transliteration: sigakhak
"시각학은 눈과 시력에 대한 연구를 다룹니다."
視光学
Transliteration: shikōgaku
"視光学は目と視覚に関する科学です。"
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