caustic
- noun
- /ˈkɔːstɪk/
- Specialized
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caústica
- As sunlight passed through the crystal, it created beautiful caustics on the floor.
That's right, a rainbow is another example of a caustic caustic Rainbows, coins, coffee cups, mathematics, It's everywhere.
- That's right, a rainbow is another example of a caustic caustic Rainbows, coins, coffee cups, mathematics, It's everywhere.
- And that's if you like a very simple but not wholly inaccurate theory of large, very large scale structure caustics.
Examples
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Curved surfaces all tend to create caustics, from coffee mugs to glasses or even just rippling water.
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This curve is called a caustic, and again that is another Greek word.
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Down here we see a lot of caustics, and up here the effect is a bit diminished.
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That's right, a rainbow is another example of a caustic caustic Rainbows, coins, coffee cups, mathematics, It's everywhere.
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So the the objective of caustics is to trace how photons are grouped based on the optical properties of materials in the scene.
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The bright patterns on the table were caused by the caustic effect of the light reflecting off the curved glass.
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The artist used the play of light and shadow to illustrate the concept of caustics in his painting.
Synonyms
A curve made by light rays reflected from a curved surface
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.0
A strong chemical used to make soap and fertilizers that can burn your skin
- UK
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6.1
A very strong chemical that can burn skin and is used to make soap and clean things
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caustic comes from the Greek root kaustos meaning 'burning'. The bright, curved lines you see when light concentrates on a surface look as if they 'burn' a pattern there, which is why physicists call that bright curve a caustic.