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Meaning of caustic surface | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents.

Examples

“Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Caustically causticism causticity causticization causticizer Causticly