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View synonyms for catoptrics
catoptrics
[ kuh-top-triks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
catoptrics
/ kəˈtɒptrɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors
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Derived Forms
- caˈtoptric, adjective
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Other Words From
- ca·toptric ca·toptri·cal adjective
- ca·toptri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catoptrics1
1560–70; < Greek katoptrikós, equivalent to kátoptr ( on ) mirror ( kat- cat- ( def ) + op- see + -tron suffix of instruments) + -ikos -ic; -ics
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catoptrics1
C18: from Greek katoptrikos, from katoptron mirror
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Example Sentences
Catoptrics, which treats of the reflection of light, and Dioptrics, which treats of its refraction.
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Catoptric, kat-op′trik, adj. relating to catoptrics or vision by reflection.
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