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catadioptric
[ kat-uh-dahy-op-trik ]
adjective
- pertaining to or produced by both reflection and refraction.
catadioptric
/ ˌkætədaɪˈɒptrɪk /
adjective
- involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
a catadioptric telescope
catadioptric
/ kăt′ə-dī-ŏp′trĭk /
- Relating to both the reflection and refraction of light, especially by a combination of mirrors and lenses or by a prism. Catadioptric systems are used in Fresnel lenses, optical calibration equipment, and some telescopes.
- Compare catoptric
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catadioptric1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catadioptric1
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Example Sentences
The apparatus is of the first catadioptric order, lighted by a first-class pressure lamp.
Another classification divides the instruments themselves into three classes: (a) catoptric, (b) dioptric and (c) catadioptric.
For apparatus containing catadioptric elements a larger deduction must be made.
The catadioptric lens, or holophote, gives a far more powerful but a more concentrated beam than the parabolic reflector.
Each instrument carries six, five of which can be attached at pleasure either to the catadioptric or the achromatic.
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