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catacaustic

[ kat-uh-kaw-stik ]
/ ˌkæt əˈkɔ stɪk /
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adjective
noting a caustic surface or curve formed by the reflection of light.
noun
a catacaustic surface or curve.
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Origin of catacaustic

First recorded in 1700–10; cata- + caustic

Words nearby catacaustic

catabasis, catabolic, catabolism, catabolite, catabolize, catacaustic, catachresis, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal, cataclysm
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British Dictionary definitions for catacaustic

catacaustic
/ (ˌkætəˈkɔːstɪk, -ˈkɒs-) physics /
adjective
(of a caustic curve or surface) formed by reflected light raysCompare diacaustic
noun
a catacaustic curve or surface
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