anacamptic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνακάμπτω (anakámptō, “to bend back”), from κάμπτω (kámptō, “bend”).

Adjective

anacamptic (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Reflecting or reflected (sound or light).

   an anacamptic sound (echo)

Related terms

• anacamptics - Formerly applied to the branch of optics dealing with reflection, catoptrics.

References

• “anacamptic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.