Optics, so to speak Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. an iconic mental representation
2. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
(verb)
1. imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind
2. render visible, as by means of MRI

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPEAK (verb)
1. exchange thoughts; talk with
2. use language
OPTICS (noun)
1. optical properties
2. the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light

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