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
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