optical instruments
Lenses for seeing
Optical instruments are devices that manipulate light to enhance vision or produce images.
The category includes microscopes, telescopes, binoculars, cameras, and spectacles.
Some magnify distant or tiny objects; others correct vision defects or record images.
The term appears in technical and educational contexts: The physics lab was equipped with various optical instruments.
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- opera glassesSmall theater binoculars
- bird watchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- lab equipmentTools for experiments
telescope · lens · ophthalmoscope · eye exam · magnification · focus ring · mirror · refractometer · interferometer · photometer · magnifying glass · reading glasses · looking through · cystoscope · theodolite · camera · prism · light beam
optical instrumentsacoustic instruments
Non-electric sound producers
sonar · radar · thermal sensors · audio equipment · seismographs
optical instrumentssensory organs
Structures that perceive stimuli