optodynamics en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English optodynamics From opto- + dynamics.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A range of dynamic measurement techniques that use small lasers.
As a result, laser beam interaction with a material is a complex phenomenon that cannot be treated as a simple thermal process; rather, we must look upon it as an optodynamic process. Optodynamics combines a study of thermal and other effects that are optically induced by laser light; in particular, it relates to the dynamics of material removed and the generation of acoustic waves.
2002, S. Strgar, J. Možina, “An optodynamic method for the real-time determination of the depth of a laser-drilled hole”, in Applied Physics A, volume 74, →DOI, page 321: