anaclastic Hear it!

anaclastic definition

ana·clas·tic (an′ə klas′tik)

adjective

Optics of, caused by, or causing refraction

Etymology: Gr anaklastos, reflected < anaklan < ana-, back + klan, to break (see clastic) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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