catadioptric

adjective cata·di·op·tric \ˌka-tə-dī-ˈäp-trik\

Definition of CATADIOPTRIC

: belonging to, produced by, or involving both the reflection and the refraction of light

1723

Medical Dictionary

adjective cata·di·op·tric \ˌkat-ə-dī-ˈäp-trik\

: belonging to, produced by, or involving both the reflection and the refraction of light <catadioptric prisms>

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