CATACAUSTIC

Meaning of CATACAUSTIC in English

|kad.ə|kȯstik adjective

Etymology: cata- + caustic

: relating to a caustic curve or caustic surface formed by reflection — compare diacaustic

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CATACAUSTIC — (n.) A caustic curve formed by reflection of light.
Английский словарь Webster
CATACAUSTIC — (a.) Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a.
Английский словарь Webster
CATACAUSTIC — ( n. ) A caustic curve formed by reflection of light.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATACAUSTIC — ( a. ) Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATACAUSTIC — /kat'euh kaw"stik/ , Math., Optics. adj. 1. noting a caustic surface or curve formed by the reflection of light. n. …
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CATACAUSTIC — noun a caustic curve formed by reflection of light. 2. catacaustic ·adj relating to, or having the properties of, a …
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DIACAUSTIC — I. |dīə|kȯstik adjective Etymology: probably from French diacaustique, from dia- + caustique caustic, from Latin causticus — more at caustic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIACAUSTIC — /duy"euh kaw"stik/ , Math., Optics. adj. 1. noting a caustic surface or curve formed by the refraction of light. n. …
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TRACERY — Synonyms and related words : arabesque, arc, basketry, basketwork, bow, cancellation, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, circle, conchoid, crook, cross-hatching, crossing-out, curl, …
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SINUS — Synonyms and related words : alveolation, alveolus, antrum, arc, armpit, basin, bow, bowl, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, cavity, circle, concave, concavity, …
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PARABOLA — Synonyms and related words : arc, bow, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, circle, conchoid, crook, curl, curve, diacaustic, ellipse, festoon, hook, hyperbola, …
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HYPERBOLA — Synonyms and related words : arc, bow, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, circle, conchoid, crook, curl, curve, diacaustic, ellipse, festoon, hook, lituus, …
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HOOK
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FESTOON — Synonyms and related words : arc, boughpot, bouquet, boutonniere, bow, bravery, buttonhole, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, chaplet, chiffon, circle, clinquant, conchoid, …
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ELLIPSE — Synonyms and related words : arc, bow, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, circle, conchoid, crook, curl, curve, diacaustic, festoon, hook, hyperbola, lituus, …
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CURVE — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, arc, arch, artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, bear off, bend, bend back, …
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CURL
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CROOK
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CIRCLE
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CAUSTIC — Synonyms and related words : Rabelaisian, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, actual cautery, acute, amaroidal, angry, …
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CATENARY — Synonyms and related words : arc, bow, cadence, catacaustic, caustic, circle, conchoid, crook, curl, curve, decline, decurrence, diacaustic, droop, ellipse, …
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BOW
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ARC — Synonyms and related words : AC arc, Poulsen arc, aperiodic discharge, arc column, arc discharge, arc light, arch, bend, bow, …
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