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Of or pertaining to optical systems that employs both refractive (dioptric) and reflective (catoptric) elements.See Also: catadioptrics, catadioptrism
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Catadioptric — Cat a*di*op tric, Catadioptrical Cat a*di*op tric*al, a. [Pref. cata + dioptric: cf. F. catadioptrique.] (Physics) Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light. Hutton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catadioptric — CATADIÓPTRIC, Ă adj. (Despre un sistem optic) Format din lentile şi o oglindă. [pron. di op . / < fr. catadioptrique]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 02.12.2004. Sursa: DN CATADIÓPTRIC, Ă adj. (despre un sistem optic) care presupune refracţie şi… … Dicționar Român
catadioptric — [kat΄ə dī äp′trik] adj. [altered (infl. by CATA ) < CATOPTRIC + DIOPTRIC] designating an optical system, as in some telescopes or cameras, involving both reflection and refraction … English World dictionary
catadioptric — Employing both reflecting and refractive optical systems. * * * cata·di·op·tric .kat ə dī äp trik adj belonging to, produced by, or involving both the reflection and the refraction of light <catadioptric prisms> * * * cata·di·op·tric… … Medical dictionary
Catadioptric system — A 150 mm aperture catadioptric telescope (Maksutov) A catadioptric optical system is one where refraction and reflection are combined in an optical system, usually via lenses (dioptrics) and curved mirrors (catoptrics). Catadioptric… … Wikipedia
Catadioptric sensor — A catadioptric sensor is a visual sensor that contains mirrors (catoptrics) and lenses (dioptrics). The word catadioptric originally appeared in telescope design, but the term catadioptric sensor has come to refer to panoramic sensors created by… … Wikipedia
catadioptric — adjective Date: 1723 belonging to, produced by, or involving both the reflection and the refraction of light … New Collegiate Dictionary
catadioptric — /kat euh duy op trik/, adj. Optics. pertaining to or produced by both reflection and refraction. [1715 25; CATA + DIOPTRIC] * * * … Universalium
catadioptric — adj. pertaining to refraction and reflection of light (Optics) … English contemporary dictionary
catadioptric — [ˌkatədʌɪ ɒptrɪk] adjective Optics denoting an optical system which involves both the reflecting and refracting of light, in order to reduce aberration … English new terms dictionary
