catadioptric, a.
(ˌkætədaɪˈɒptrɪk)
[f. cata- in catoptric + dioptric. Cf. F. catadioptrique.]
Pertaining to or involving both the reflexion and the refraction of light.
| 1723 Hadley in Phil. Trans. (title), An Account of the Catadioptric or Reflecting Telescope, made by him. 1759 Gentl. Mag. 72 Mr. Dollond's new catadioptric Micrometer. 1866 Reader 3 Nov. 913 A catadioptric apparatus, in which lenses are combined with totally reflecting prisms. |
So catadiˈoptrics, the science of catadioptric phenomena.
| 1755 Gentl. Mag. XXV. 30 A..work on Catadioptrics, which he began about the year 1723. |