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Catoptrics
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 anacamptics.
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That branch of physical science which treats of the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by opaque and transparent bodies, an…
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Alt. of Catoptrical
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Alt. of Catoptrical
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Of or pertaining to catoptrics; produced by reflection.
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Of or pertaining to catoptrics; produced by reflection.
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