catacaustic

English

Etymology

From cata- +‎ caustic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːstɪk

Noun

catacaustic (plural catacaustics)

1. a caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface
2. (mathematics) 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

Derived terms

• cardioid catacaustic
• circle catacaustic
• cissoid of Diocles catacaustic
• cycloid catacaustic
• deltoid catacaustic
• ellipse catacaustic
• logarithmic spiral catacaustic
• natural logarithm catacaustic
• parabola catacaustic
• Tschirnhausen cubic catacaustic