English

Noun
caustic curve (plural caustic curves)

1. optics A curve to which the ray of light, reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in one plane.

#:Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.

See also
caustic
caustic surface
focus

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