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Webster 1913 Edition
Diacaustic
Diˊa-caus′tic
,Adj.
[Pref.
dia-
+ caustic
.] (Opt.)
Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See
Caustic surface
, under Caustic
. Diˊa-caus′tic
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Diacaustic
DIACAUSTIC
,Adj.
Definition 2024
diacaustic
diacaustic
English
Adjective
diacaustic (not comparable)
- Relating to the caustic curves formed by the refraction of light.
Noun
diacaustic (plural diacaustics)
- A refracting lens, which can be used to cauterise.
- The curve or surface formed by the intersection of refracted light rays.