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catoptric

UK/kaˈtɒptɹɪk/

catoptric adjective: of, relating to, or produced by mirrors or reflections.

Adjective

catoptric (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or produced by mirrors or reflections.
    • It leaned, toppled forward, and loomed out over the water's grim catoptric surface that stretched before her, and then completing a half-somersault plunged headlong into the shallows of the abysmal, baptismal bilge.1989, Nick Cave, And the Ass Saw the Angel

catoptric meaning in Tamil

catoptric in Tamil

பளிங்குக்குரிய

Origin of catoptric

From Ancient Greek κατοπτρικός (katoptrikós), from κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”).

Words formed from catoptric

Questions about catoptric

What does catoptric mean?
Catoptric means of, relating to, or produced by mirrors or reflections.
What is catoptric in Tamil?
Catoptric in Tamil is பளிங்குக்குரிய. See Catoptric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is catoptric?
Catoptric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce catoptric?
Catoptric is pronounced /kaˈtɒptɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near catoptric in the dictionary

  1. catophile
  2. catophiles
  3. catopter
  4. catopters
  5. catoptiomancy
  6. catoptric
  7. catoptrical
  8. catoptrically
  9. catoptrics
  10. catoptrid
  11. catoptrids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catoptric (page history and authors); catoptric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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