anaclastic — [an΄ə klas′tik] adj. [Gr anaklastos, reflected < anaklan < ana , back + klan, to break (see CLASTIC) + IC] Optics of, caused by, or causing refraction … English World dictionary
anaclastic — |anə|klastik adjective Etymology: Greek anaklastos bent back, reflected (from anaklan to bend back, reflect, from ana + klan to break, deflect) + English ic 1. : capable of springing back the bottom of an anaclastic glass springs out or in when… … Useful english dictionary
Anaclastic glass — Anaclastic An a*clas tic, a. [Gr. ? to bend back and break; to reflect (light); ? + ? to break.] 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. [1913 Webster] 2. Springing back, as the bottom of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anaclastic — /an euh klas tik/, adj. Optics. (formerly) of or pertaining to refraction. [1690 1700; < Gk anáklast(os) bent back (verbal adj. of anaklâ to refract, equiv. to ana ANA + klân to break) + IC] * * * … Universalium
anaclastic — adjective Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water … Wiktionary
anaclastic — an·a·clas·tic … English syllables
Antanaclasis — Ant an*a*cla sis, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? a bending back and breaking. See {Anaclastic}.] (Rhet.) (a) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft. (b) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snell's law — In optics and physics, Snell s law (also known as Descartes law, the Snell–Descartes law, and the law of refraction) is a formula used to describe the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, when referring to light or other… … Wikipedia
Science in medieval Islam — In the history of science, Islamic science refers to the science developed under the Islamic civilization between the 8th and 16th centuries, during what is known as the Islamic Golden Age. [cite journal|first=A. I.|last=Sabra|authorlink=A. I.… … Wikipedia
Ibn Sahl — This article is about the physicist. For the physician, see Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al Tabari. For the poet, see Ibn Sahl of Sevilla. Ibn Sahl (Abu Sa d al Ala ibn Sahl) (c. 940 1000) was an Arabian mathematician, physicist and optics engineer of the … Wikipedia
