catacaustic

noun
/ˌkætəˈkɔːstɪk/UK/ˌkætəˈkɑstɪk/US

Etymology

From cata- + caustic.

  1. derived from καυστικός
  2. borrowed from causticus
  3. prefixed as catacaustic — “cata + caustic

Definitions

  1. a caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface

  2. the envelope of all rays that emanate from a specified point (the radiant point) and…

    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

The neighborhood

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