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catoptric, katoptric (adjective), more catoptric, more katoptric; most catoptric, more katoptric
1. Relating to reflected light: The grand ballroom was illuminated by the most creative system of catoptric illuminations imaginable.
2. Relating to or involving a mirror or reflection: Barbara admired her catoptric image on the surface of the lake as she looked down from a bridge.
3. Describing an optical arrangement that operates only by reflection: Telescopes, like those used in observatories, operate with a catoptric positioning of mirrors.
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catoptric system (s) (noun), catoptric systems (pl)
An optical setup in which images are produced by curved-surface mirrors: In the Fun Zone at the circus, Hayden's family saw a couple of catoptric systems which distorted the looks of their bodies making them look either very tall, very short, very fat, or very skinny, etc.
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