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Catoptrics

Catoptrics Meaning & Definition
Catoptrics Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Catoptrics?

[n] branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors

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See Also | optics

Catoptrics In Webster's Dictionary

\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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