Etymology

plenoptic

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Today it means: Of or relating to all the light, travelling in every direction, in a given space. Full definition →

Latin plenus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromplenus“full”
  2. English todayplenoptic

Coined circa 1991, Latin plenus (“full”) + optic.

Words from the same roots

Latinplenus all →

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