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Definition of Catadioptric

1. a. Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light.

Definition of Catadioptric

1. Adjective. (optics) Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both refractive (dioptric) and reflective (catoptric) elements. ¹

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Definition of Catadioptric

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Catadioptric

1. An optical system in which both reflecting and refracting curved surfaces are used to form an image. Some reflecting objective lenses, as well as video projection systems, are catadioptric, the latter uses a Schmidt plate to correct the spherical aberration introduced by the spherical reflecting mirror. (16 Mar 1998)

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