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catacausticnoun
a caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface
catacausticnoun
the envelope of all rays that emanate from a specified point (the radiant point) and reflect from a given curve; the evolute of the orthotomic
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catacaustic
In differential geometry, a caustic is the envelope of rays either reflected or refracted by a manifold. It is related to the concept of caustics in geometric optics. The ray's source may be a point (called the radiant) or parallel rays from a point at infinity, in which case a direction vector of the rays must be specified. More generally, especially as applied to symplectic geometry and singularity theory, a caustic is the critical value set of a Lagrangian mapping (π ○ i) : L ↪ M ↠ B; where i : L ↪ M is a Lagrangian immersion of a Lagrangian submanifold L into a symplectic manifold M, and π : M ↠ B is a Lagrangian fibration of the symplectic manifold M. The caustic is a subset of the Lagrangian fibration's base space B.
Webster Dictionary
Catacausticadjective
relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a
Catacausticnoun
a caustic curve formed by reflection of light
Etymology: [Pref. cata + caustic.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Catacaustic
kat-a-kaws′tik, adj. (geom.) belonging to caustic curves formed by reflection (see Caustic). [Gr. kata, against, and Caustic.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of catacaustic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of catacaustic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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