anacamptic
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀνακάμπτω (anakámptō, “to bend back”), from κάμπτω (kámptō, “bend”).
Adjective
[edit]anacamptic (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Reflecting or reflected (sound or light).
- an anacamptic sound (echo)
Related terms
[edit]- anacamptics - Formerly applied to the branch of optics dealing with reflection, catoptrics.
References
[edit]- “anacamptic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.