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| The study of visible light and the ways in which visible light interacts with the eye to produce vision. |
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| The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. |
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| The reflection of parallel light rays all in the same direction. |
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| The reflection of parallel light rays in many different directions. |
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| A picture of an object formed by waves of light. |
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| The point at which the rays meet. |
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| A clear optical tool that refracts light. |
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| The distance from the center of the lens to the lens's focal point. |
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| A transparent membrane that covers the eye. |
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| A circular opening that controls how much light enters the eye. |
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| Specialized cells that respond to light, |
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| A device that produces an intense, concentrated beam of light that is brighter than sunlight. |
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| Technology based on the use of laser light to send signals through optical wires. |
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