anaclastics
English
editEtymology
editSee anaclastic and -ics.
Noun
editanaclastics (uncountable)
- 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
editReferences
edit- “anaclastics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.