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Meaning of "catoptric" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATOPTRIC

catoptric  [kəˈtɒptrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATOPTRIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catoptric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CATOPTRIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catoptrics

Catoptrics deals with the phenomena of reflected light and image-forming optical systems using mirrors. From the Greek κατοπτρικός.

Definition of catoptric in the English dictionary

The definition of catoptric in the dictionary is of or relating to catoptrics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATOPTRIC


asymmetric
ˌæsɪˈmɛtrɪk
catadioptric
ˌkætədaɪˈɒptrɪk
centric
ˈsɛntrɪk
dielectric
ˌdaɪɪˈlɛktrɪk
dioptric
daɪˈɒptrɪk
eccentric
ɪkˈsɛntrɪk
electric
ɪˈlɛktrɪk
gastric
ˈɡæstrɪk
geometric
ˌdʒɪəˈmɛtrɪk
geriatric
ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk
hydroelectric
ˌhaɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk
isometric
ˌaɪsəʊˈmɛtrɪk
metric
ˈmɛtrɪk
nitric
ˈnaɪtrɪk
parametric
ˌpærəˈmɛtrɪk
Patrick
ˈpætrɪk
pediatric
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪk
psychiatric
ˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk
symmetric
sɪˈmɛtrɪk
trick
trɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATOPTRIC

catling
catmint
catnap
catnaper
catnapped
catnapper
catnapping
catnip
Cato
catolyte
catoptrical
catoptrics
catrigged
CATS
Catseye
Catskill Mountains
Catskills
catskin
catsuit
catsup

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATOPTRIC

bariatric
bathymetric
biometric
calorimetric
citric
concentric
econometric
heliocentric
matric
nonparametric
obstetric
paediatric
photoelectric
piezoelectric
psychometric
stoichiometric
supersymmetric
sympatric
Tantric
volumetric

Synonyms and antonyms of catoptric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catoptric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATOPTRIC

Find out the translation of catoptric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catoptric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catoptric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反射的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catoptric
570 millions of speakers

English

catoptric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाश पीछे फेंकनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرآتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

катоптрические
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catóptrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যাটপ্টরিক্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

catoptrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Catoptric
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

katoptrischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反射光学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반사 형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Catoptric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phản chiếu quang học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

catoptric
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅटप्टिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

catoptric
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catottrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

catoptric
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

катоптричні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catoptric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κατοπτρικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

katoptric
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

catoptric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

catoptric
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catoptric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATOPTRIC»

The term «catoptric» is normally little used and occupies the 138.446 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATOPTRIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catoptric

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATOPTRIC»

Discover the use of catoptric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catoptric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the ...
Table compiled by Captain Ryder from the Mariners' Evidence, illustrative of the relative Merits of the Catoptric and Dioptric Lights, as exhibited in English Lighthouses PREVIOUS to the Researches of the Royal Commission as fur as they can ...
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, 1861
2
Papers on the Comparative Merits of the Catoptric and ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
United States Light-House Board, 2012
3
Sessional Papers
Rivisns DUCHENE.—SOUTH Snoiis ox LANGLOIS POINT. Latitude N. 46° 35' 5”; Longitude W. 71° 59' 35". Fixed white catoptric light; two No. l flat-wick lamps, fourteen inch reflectors, size of glass 34%): 29 x Consumes about fifty gallons of ...
4
Intelligent Technologies and Engineering Systems
9 Light traces before and after modifying lamp direct lighting luminaire will be brighter than the catoptric one. Consequently, we will discuss the advantage of the catoptric illumination structure, and, accordingly, the obtained scattering ...
Jengnan Juang, Yi-Cheng Huang, 2013
5
Congressional edition
It therefore follows that by dioptric means the consumption of cil necessary for between fourteen and sixteen reflectors will produce a light as powerful as that which would require the oil of twenty-four reflectors in the catoptric system of ...
United States. Congress, 1852
6
Proceedings of the Association of Municipal and Sanitary ...
Cost of applying Catoptric Keflectors to Street Lamps. £ >. a. Say two reflectors at 6s. each 0 12 0 „ placing the reflectors nnd altering height of burner 0 1 0 Cost per lamp 0 18 0 2. Annual Saving to be effected bt using Catoptric Reflectors.
Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors, 1876
7
Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments
Most are adaptations of classic all-reflecting (catoptric) designs such as the Cassegrain or Gregorian types. Usually the refractive (dioptric) components are added to improve performance or to increase the usable field of view of a reflective ...
Paul R. Yoder, 2008
8
Building Japan 1868-1876
White 4th Fixed 5th 3rd , and Red Catoptric " Dioptric White Red Staff White Red " White 5th Catoptric. {White. 1st and Red " Red Dioptric White Catoptric " Dioptric " " 6th " Red Catoptric White Dioptric ...
Richard Henry Brunton, 2013
9
Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence: The End of an Era
Fuel high weather Type of_con_ Lighthouse Light a revolving struction . re ec- water Diameter tors (feet) (feet) top/base South Pillar 1843 50 fathoms off the Catoptric 15 White Revolving: Porpoise 68 13 Circular lime» 52 1792/22 or southern ...
Normand Lafrenière, 1996
10
Mathematical Elements of Natural Philosophy ...
But if dioptric Telefcopes are to be compar'd with catoptric ones, two Determinations by Experiments are requir'd. For the Difperfion of the Rays, upon which the Diftinctnefs of the Objects depends, is not fubject 3421. to the fame Laws in thefe ...
G. James Storm van St. Gravesande, 1747

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATOPTRIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catoptric is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Camille Lacourt To Cut A Dash In Wax As Latest Attraction At The …
On of the oldest wax museums in Europe, its baroque architecture includes a hall of mirrors based on the principle of a catoptric cistula and ... «SwimVortex.com, Nov 14»
2
12 Famous Writers Who Lived In The Chelsea Hotel
... countless demonstrations of early lasers, catoptric telescopes, video cameras, and other cutting-edge technology on the Chelsea's rooftop on ... «Huffington Post, Dec 13»
3
Psychic Ills Announce Their Third Album and Sacred Bones Debut …
Over the next year, a handful of small-run releases (Astral Occurrence, Catoptric, Telesthetic Tape) displayed a band loyally free-wheeling their ... «Disarray Magazine, Sep 11»
4
New wide-angle lens produces pictures without distortion
The v-shaped lens is called a catoptric (reflective) lens and the second lens is known as a dioptric (refractive) lens, so the combined design is ... «EurekAlert, Nov 06»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Catoptric [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/catoptric>. May 2024 ».
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