anaclastic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of anaclastic
1690–1700; < Greek anáklast ( os ) bent back (verbal adjective of anaklâ to refract, equivalent to ana- ana- + klân to break) + -ic
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Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.
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Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass. ÷ glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom.
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Anaclastic, an-a-klas′tik, adj. pertaining to refraction: bending back.
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The ancient doctrine of refracted light or dioptrics.—Anaclastic curves, the apparent curves formed at the bottom of a vessel full of water, or anything at great depths overboard to an eye placed in the air; also the heavenly vault as seen through the atmosphere.
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