catacaustic

[ kat-uh-kaw-stik ]
/ ˌkæt əˈkɔ stɪk /
Mathematics, Optics.

adjective

noting a caustic surface or curve formed by the reflection of light.

noun

a catacaustic surface or curve.

Origin of catacaustic

First recorded in 1700–10; cata- + caustic

Words nearby catacaustic

catabiotic, catabolism, catabolite, catabolite gene activator protein, catabolize, catacaustic, catachresis, catachronobiology, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal

British Dictionary definitions for catacaustic

catacaustic
/ (ˌkætəˈkɔːstɪk, -ˈkɒs-) physics /

adjective

(of a caustic curve or surface) formed by reflected light rays Compare diacaustic

noun

a catacaustic curve or surface