CATOPTRICS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("catoptrics" is a kind of...):

optics (the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light)

Derivation:

catoptric; catoptrical (of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors)

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