catoptrics

[ kuh-top-triks ]

/ kəˈtɒp trɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.

Origin of catoptrics

1560–70; <Greek katoptrikós, equivalent to kátoptr(on) mirror (kat- cat- + op- see + -tron suffix of instruments) +-ikos -ic; see -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM catoptrics

ca·top·tric, ca·top·tri·cal, adjectiveca·top·tri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby catoptrics

cat-o'-mountain, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, cat-o'-nine-tails, Catonsville, catoptric, catoptrics, catouse, cat rig, CATS, CAT scan, CAT scanner

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Example sentences from the Web for catoptrics

Catoptric, kat-op′trik, adj. relating to catoptrics or vision by reflection.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Catoptrics, which treats of the reflection of light, and Dioptrics, which treats of its refraction.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained|Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for catoptrics

catoptrics

/ (kəˈtɒptrɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors

Derived forms of catoptrics

catoptric or catoptrical, adjective

Word Origin for catoptrics

C18: from Greek katoptrikos, from katoptron mirror

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单词	catoptrics
释义	catoptrics [ kuh-top-triks ] / kəˈtɒp trɪks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR catoptrics ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a singular verb) the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors. Origin of catoptrics 1560–70; <Greek katoptrikós, equivalent to kátoptr(on) mirror (kat- cat- + op- see + -tron suffix of instruments) +-ikos -ic; see -ics OTHER WORDS FROM catoptrics ca·top·tric, ca·top·tri·cal, adjectiveca·top·tri·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby catoptrics cat-o'-mountain, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, cat-o'-nine-tails, Catonsville, catoptric, catoptrics, catouse, cat rig, CATS, CAT scan, CAT scanner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catoptrics Catoptric, kat-op′trik, adj. relating to catoptrics or vision by reflection. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Catoptrics, which treats of the reflection of light, and Dioptrics, which treats of its refraction. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained\|Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones British Dictionary definitions for catoptrics catoptrics / (kəˈtɒptrɪks) / noun (functioning as singular) the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors Derived forms of catoptrics catoptric or catoptrical, adjective Word Origin for catoptrics C18: from Greek katoptrikos, from katoptron mirror Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to catoptrics optical fiber, dioptrics, fibre optics
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catoptrics

noun (used with a singular verb)

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noun

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