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anaclastics

anaclastics noun: the part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.

Noun

anaclastics (uncountable)

  1. The part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.
    • During these two centuries, the interest shown in the study of burning mirrors is an essential part of the comprehension of the development of catoptrics, anaclastics and dioptrics2017, Azzedine Boudrioua, Roshdi Rashed, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Light-Based Science
    Synonyms:
    dioptrics

Synonyms of anaclastics

Origin of anaclastics

See anaclastic and -ics.

Questions about anaclastics

What does anaclastics mean?
Anaclastics means the part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.
What part of speech is anaclastics?
Anaclastics is a noun.

Words near anaclastics in the dictionary

  1. anaclases
  2. anaclasis
  3. anaclastic
  4. anaclastic glass
  5. anaclastic glasses
  6. anaclastics
  7. anacline
  8. anaclines
  9. anaclises
  10. anaclisis
  11. anaclitic

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