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catoptric

Adjective

ca=top=tric

WORDNET DICTIONARY

catoptric(a = adj.pert) catoptrical - of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors; Array

Derived form noun catoptrics₁

catoptric, a. [Gr. . See Catopter.].

Of or pertaining to catoptrics; produced by reflection. [1913 Webster]

Catoptric light, a light in which the rays are concentrated by reflectors into a beam visible at a distance.

catoptric, adj. of or relating to a mirror, a reflector, or reflection.

Derivative

catoptrics n.

Etymology

Gk katoptrikos f. katoptron mirror

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