diacaustic

[dahy-uh-kaw-stik]Mathematics, Optics.

adjective

noting a caustic surface or curve formed by the refraction of light.

noun

a diacaustic surface or curve.

Compare catacaustic.

Origin of diacaustic

First recorded in 1695–1705; dia- + caustic

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Historical Examples of diacaustic

Diacaustic, dī-a-kaws′tik, adj. pertaining to curves formed by the intersections of rays of refracted light.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
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British Dictionary definitions for diacaustic

diacaustic

adjective

(of a caustic curve or surface) formed by refracted light rays

noun

a diacaustic curve or surface

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