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catop·trics (kə täp′triks′)

plural noun

the branch of optics dealing with the reflection of light from mirrors or mirrorlike surfaces

Etymology: < Gr katoptrikos < katoptron, a mirror < kata- (see cata-) + ōps, eye, face

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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