anaclastics

English

Etymology

See anaclastic and -ics.

Noun

anaclastics (uncountable)

1. The part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.
   • 2017, Azzedine Boudrioua, Roshdi Rashed, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Light-Based Science:

     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 dioptrics

Synonyms

• dioptrics

References

• “anaclastics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.