Thesaurus: diacaustic

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1. a. Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic.
2. n. That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery.
3. n. A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens.
4. Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic. 1. (Med.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery. 2. (Math.) A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens.
5. Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species ofcaustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, underCaustic.
6. a. Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic. n. That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery. n. A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens.