| 单词 | catacaustic |
| 释义 | catacaustic in British English (ˌkætəˈkɔːstɪk, -ˈkɒs-) physics adjective 1. (of a caustic curve or surface) formed by reflected light rays Compare diacausticnoun 2. a catacaustic curve or surface catacaustic in American English (ˌkætəˈkɔstɪk) Math & Optics adjective 1. noting a caustic surface or curve formed by the reflection of light noun 2. a catacaustic surface or curve Word origin [1700–10; cata- + caustic]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, envelope, hump, marquise, sliding scale |
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