catoptric

[ kə-tŏp′trĭk ]

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Relating to the reflection of light, especially by a mirror. Catoptric lenses are used in Fresnel lenses and many telescopes. Compare catadioptric dioptric.

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The floating lights of England are illuminated by means of lamps with metallic reflectors, on what is styled the catoptric system.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
Each of the white towers is sixty-one feet high, and contains a brilliant fixed catoptric or reflecting light.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston
The lantern consists of a brilliant catoptric fixed light, produced by nineteen Argand lamps.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston
Another classification divides the instruments themselves into three classes: (a) catoptric, (b) dioptric and (c) catadioptric.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

This optic embodied the first combination of dioptric and catoptric elements in one design (fig. 34).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

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