catoptrics
[ kuh-top-triks ]
/ kəˈtɒp trɪks /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
Origin of catoptrics
OTHER WORDS FROM catoptrics
ca·top·tric, ca·top·tri·cal, adjective ca·top·tri·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby catoptrics
catoctin mountain park,
catoctin mountains,
catolyte,
catonsville,
catoptric,
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catouse,
cats,
catseye,
catskill mountains,
catskinner
Example sentences from the Web for catoptrics
Catoptric, kat-op′trik, adj. relating to catoptrics or vision by reflection.
Catoptrics, which treats of the reflection of light, and Dioptrics, which treats of its refraction.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained |Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for catoptrics
catoptrics
/ (kəˈtɒptrɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular)
the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors
Derived forms of catoptrics
catoptric or catoptrical, adjectiveWord Origin for catoptrics
C18: from Greek
katoptrikos, from
katoptron mirror