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CATOPTRICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("catoptrics" is a kind of...):
optics (the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light)
Derivation:
catoptric; catoptrical (of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors)