| Pronunciation: | | ku'tâptriks
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[n] branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors |
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CATOPTRICS is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | optics |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca*top"trics\, n. [Cf. F. catoptrique. See
{Catropric}.] (Physics)
That part of optics which explains the properties and
phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is
reflected from mirrors or polished bodies; -- formerly called
{anacamptics}.
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