catadioptric

[ kat-uh-dahy-op-trik ]

adjective

, Optics.

1. pertaining to or produced by both reflection and refraction.

catadioptric

/ ˌkætədaɪˈɒptrɪk /

adjective

1. involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components

   a catadioptric telescope

catadioptric

/ kăt′ə-dī-ŏp′trĭk /

1. Relating to both the reflection and refraction of light, especially by a combination of mirrors and lenses or by a prism. Catadioptric systems are used in Fresnel lenses, optical calibration equipment, and some telescopes.
2. Compare catoptric

Word History and Origins

Origin of catadioptric¹

First recorded in 1715–25; cata- + dioptric

Word History and Origins

Origin of catadioptric¹

C18: from cata- + dioptric

Example Sentences

The apparatus is of the first catadioptric order, lighted by a first-class pressure lamp.

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Another classification divides the instruments themselves into three classes: (a) catoptric, (b) dioptric and (c) catadioptric.

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For apparatus containing catadioptric elements a larger deduction must be made.

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The catadioptric lens, or holophote, gives a far more powerful but a more concentrated beam than the parabolic reflector.

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Each instrument carries six, five of which can be attached at pleasure either to the catadioptric or the achromatic.

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