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Webster 1913 Edition
Catoptrics
Ca-top′trics
,Noun.
[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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Catoptrics
CATOPTRICS
,Noun.