Catopter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Catopter is a noun meaning An Ancient Greek anal dilator or speculum.
Meaning
An Ancient Greek anal dilator or speculum.
More Meanings
- 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.
- (obsolete) A reflecting optical glass or instrument; a mirror.
Example Sentences
This focus divided into 40", gives the catopters.
The converging or diverging power of a mirror is expressed in terms of a catopter.
Then on a catopter MSD the vacuum ion-beam deposition of aluminium (hAl = 0,5 microns) was carried out.
A catopter mirror will reflect parallel rays of light to a focus at a distance of one meter or 40 inches.
Word Forms
- catopters
Synonyms for catopter
Depending on context, synonyms include catoptron.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include catoptron, catoptrics, phacoidoscope, orthiconoscope, copter, cat-eye.
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