Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CA-TOP'TRICS
CA-TOP'TRIC, or CA-TOP'TRIC-ALCA-TOP'TRO-MAN-CY
CA-TOP'TRICS, n. [Gr. κατοπτρικος, from κατοπτρον, a mirror, from κατα, against, and οπτομαι, to see.]
That part of optics which explains the properties of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished bodies. – Encyc.
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