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anacamptic, a.|ænəˈkæmptɪk| [mod. f. Gr. ἀνακάµπ-τ-ειν to bend back (f. ἀνά back + κάµπ-τ-ειν to bend) + -ic; cf. Gr. καµπτικ-ός liable to bend.] Causing or suffering reflection; chiefly in reference to sound.
1706Phillips [see anacamptical]. 1751Chambers Cycl., Anacamptic signifies as much as reflecting; and is frequently used in reference to echoes. 1847Craig, Anacamptic sound, an echo; anacamptic hill, a hill that produces an echo. |