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anaclastic

anaclastic adjective: produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.

Adjective

anaclastic (not comparable)

  1. Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
    • anaclastic curves
  2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
    • The Double reflects the drama of the lonely man of our time as in an anaclastic glass. What is piquant is that the costs of the fruitless emancipation are borne, not by a hero, a great personage, but by an amusing little fellow, one of the poor people .1928, Julius Meier-Graefe, Dostoevsky: The Man and His Work, page 70

anaclastic meaning in Tamil

anaclastic in Tamil

ஒளிக்கோட்டம் சார்ந்த, பட்டுத்தெறிக்கிற

Origin of anaclastic

From Ancient Greek ἀνακλάω (anakláō, “bend back, reflect”).

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Questions about anaclastic

What does anaclastic mean?
Anaclastic means produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
What is anaclastic in Tamil?
Anaclastic in Tamil is ஒளிக்கோட்டம் சார்ந்த, பட்டுத்தெறிக்கிற. See Anaclastic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anaclastic?
Anaclastic is an adjective.

Words near anaclastic in the dictionary

  1. Anackers
  2. anacks
  3. anacladogenesis
  4. anaclases
  5. anaclasis
  6. anaclastic
  7. anaclastic glass
  8. anaclastic glasses
  9. anaclastics
  10. anacline
  11. anaclines

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