An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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catoptrics
  بازتابیک  
bâztâbik
Fr.: catroptique  

The area of → optics which treats of the laws and properties of light reflected from reflective surfaces.

Etymology (EN): From Gk. katoptrikos, from katoptron “mirror” (from kat-, → cata-, + op- “to see,” → optics, + -tron suffix of instruments) + -ikos, → -ics.

Etymology (PE): Bâztâbik, from bâztâb, → reflection, + -ik,
→ -ics.