electrooptical

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adjective

of or relating to both electricity and light.

OriginEnglish optical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin electro- →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectrooptical (not comparable)

alternative electro-optical

  1. not comparableof or relating to both electricity and light.
  2. not comparableof or relating to electrooptics.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Englishoptic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishoptical
  10. Englishelectrooptical

From electro- + optical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

topoelectrical
Cite this entry
APA

electrooptical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrooptical

MLA

“electrooptical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrooptical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrooptical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrooptical.

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