catoptrics

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

catoptrics
    n 1: branch of optics dealing with formation of images by
         mirrors

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Anacamptics \An`a*camp"tics\, n.
   1. The science of reflected light, now called {catoptrics}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The science of reflected sounds.
      [1913 Webster] Anacanthini

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Catoptrics \Ca*top"trics\, n. [Cf. F. catoptrique. See
   {Catropric}.] (Physics)
   That part of optics which explains the properties and
   phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is
   reflected from mirrors or polished bodies; -- formerly called
   {anacamptics}.
   [1913 Webster]

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