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DIACAUSTIC

\dˌa͡ɪəkˈɔːstɪk], \dˌa‍ɪəkˈɔːstɪk], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_k_ˈɔː_s_t_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of DIACAUSTIC

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Diacausticus. Same etymon. That which is caustic by refraction; as double convex lens, which has been sometimes used for cauterizing an ulcer by directing the suns rays upon it.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

n. [Greek] That which is caustic by refraction, as the sunâ€™s rays concentrated by a convex lens;â€”a curve formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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