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catoptrics

(kə täp′triks′)

plural noun

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

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

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catoptric adjective

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