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caustic surface

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.

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