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A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents.
Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.
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Caustic surface — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caustic surface — Surface Sur face , n. [F. See {Sur }, and {Face}, and cf. {Superficial}.] 1. The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caustic surface — noun : the cusped surface of maximum brightness that is sometimes observed when light is refracted or reflected by a curved mirror or interface and is geometrically the envelope of the system of refracted or reflected rays * * * Optics. the… … Useful english dictionary
caustic surface — kaustinis paviršius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. caustic surface vok. Kaustikfläche, f; kaustische Fläche, f rus. каустическая поверхность, f pranc. surface caustique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
caustic surface — Optics. the surface to which all light rays emanating from a single point and reflected by a curved surface, as a concave mirror, are tangent. Also called caustic. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
Caustic — Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2. Severe;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caustic curve — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caustic lime — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caustic potash — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caustic silver — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
