catopter
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A unit of measure of the converging power of a curved mirror, equal to the reciprocal of the focal length in meters; a diopter applied to a curved reflective surface as opposed to a lens.
noun
An Ancient Greek anal dilator or speculum.
Example Sentences
- "My Cat whose black fur was so glossy and fine Her use of Catharon one well could divine. Almost indeed a Cat'''opter she showed."
- "For example, at research of an interference electromagnetic field near to a catopter on the metered reflectivity it is possible to define a permittivity and width of a dielectric slice."
- "Then on a catopter MSD the vacuum ion-beam deposition of aluminium (hAl = 0,5 microns) was carried out."
- "This focus divided into 40", gives the catopters."
- "A catopter mirror will reflect parallel rays of light to a focus at a distance of one meter or 40 inches."
- "The converging or diverging power of a mirror is expressed in terms of a catopter."
Etymology
Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”).