caustic surface
caustic surface · caustic surfaces
A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangentsA surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents.
Meaning
1 sensesA surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents.
Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.
Forms
plural: caustic surfaces| Singular | caustic surface |
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regular