Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to an optical system that uses both reflective and refractive elements.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or involving both the refraction and the reflection of light.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physics) Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective optics Of or pertaining to
optical systems that employ bothrefractive (dioptric ) andreflective (catoptric ) elements.
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Examples
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To do this, the team used a so-called catadioptric imaging system, which captures an image using both mirrors and lenses.
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The catadioptric optical system is fully AR-coated for excellent color fidelity in all environments.
Steve Rosenbaum: The Future of Video: Eyes In The Back Of Your Head Steve Rosenbaum 2011
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A rare catadioptric lens uses mirrors to increase focal length.
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A rare catadioptric lens uses mirrors to increase focal length.
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A rare catadioptric lens uses mirrors to increase focal length.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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A rare catadioptric lens uses mirrors to increase focal length.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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The apparatus is of the first catadioptric order, lighted by a first-class pressure lamp.
A Yacht Voyage Round England William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Adoram's ProOptic 500mm f / 6.3 ($160, direct; adorama. com) shares all the strengths-and drawbacks-of inexpensive catadioptric lenses.
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Transporting and setting up is more a child's play and with the catadioptric technology this telescope is sturdy even in outdoors not shaken even by the stormy winds.
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An expert amateur astronomer in Arizona has captured a terrific photo of Jupiter and its Galilean moons with an Apple iPhone and a Meade catadioptric telescope.
iPodObserver 2008
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