'Catoptrics' definitions:

Definition of 'catoptrics'

From: WordNet
noun
Branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors

Definition of 'Catoptrics'

From: GCIDE
  • Catoptrics \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. [1913 Webster]

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