Of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
catoptrical
Catoptric Sentence Examples
He was a strong advocate of the groupflashing system as a means of differentiating lights, and invented an arrangement for carrying it into effect optically, his plan being first adopted for the catoptric light of the Royal Sovereign lightship, in the English Channel off Beachy Head.
Stephenson's catoptric illuminator (1879), may also be mentioned.
During his residence in Birmingham, Messrs Chance being makers of glass for use in lighthouse lamps, his attention was naturally turned to problems of lighthouse illumination, and he was able to devise improvements in both the catoptric and dioptric methods for concentrating and directing the beam.