caustic curve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of caustic curve
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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Secondary caustics are orthotomic curves having the reflected or refracted rays as normals, and consequently the proper caustic curve, being the envelope of the normals, is their evolute.
From Project Gutenberg
The simplest case of a caustic curve is when the reflecting surface is a circle, and the luminous rays emanate from a point on the circumference.
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