catoptric
Americanadjective
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Relating to the reflection of light, especially by a mirror. Catoptric lenses are used in Fresnel lenses and many telescopes.
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Compare catadioptric dioptric
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Each of the white towers is sixty-one feet high, and contains a brilliant fixed catoptric or reflecting light.
From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles
In France M. Téulère, a Member of the Royal Corps of Engineers of Bridges and Roads, is regarded as the inventor of the catoptric system of lights.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
The floating lights of England are illuminated by means of lamps with metallic reflectors, on what is styled the catoptric system.
From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The adoption of such a method has led to what is called the catoptric system of lights.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
The lantern consists of a brilliant catoptric fixed light, produced by nineteen Argand lamps.
From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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