"caustic surface" meaning in All languages combined

See caustic surface on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: caustic surfaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} caustic surface (plural caustic surfaces)
  1. (optics) A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents. Categories (topical): Optics Related terms: caustic, caustic curve, focus
    Sense id: en-caustic_surface-en-noun-njFkz7xx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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