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Webster 1913 Edition


Anaclastic

Anˊa-clas′tic

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] to bend back and break; to reflect (light); [GREEK] + [GREEK] to break.]
1.
(Opt.)
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water;
as,
anaclastic
curves
.
2.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
Anaclastic glass
,
a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.

Webster 1828 Edition


Anaclastic

ANACLAS'TIC

,
Adj.
[Gr. breaking, from to break.]
Refracting; breaking the rectilinear course of light.
Anaclastic glasses, sonorous glasses or phials, which are flexible, and emit a vehement noise by means of the human breath; called also vexing glasses, from the fright which their resilience occasions. They are low phials with flat bellies, like inverted tunnels, and with very thin convex bottoms. By drawing out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing into them, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.

Definition 2024


anaclastic

anaclastic

English

Adjective

anaclastic (not comparable)

  1. Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
    anaclastic curves
  2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.

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