Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plenoptic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plenop-tic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to all the light, travelling in every direction, in a given space.

Etymology

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

Phrases

plenoptic function

Synonyms

plenoptical

Questions

What does plenoptic mean?
Of or relating to all the light, travelling in every direction, in a given space.
Where does plenoptic come from?
Coined circa 1991, Latin plenus (“full”) + optic.

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