- Anacamptics
- Anacamptics An`a*camp"tics, n.
1. The science of reflected light, now called {catoptrics}.
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anacamptics — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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catoptrics — Anacamptics An a*camp tics, n. 1. The science of reflected light, now called {catoptrics}. [1913 Webster] 2. The science of reflected sounds. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
