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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -anaclastics-, *anaclastics*, anaclastic
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Anaclastics

n. (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anaclastic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to bend back and break; to reflect (light); &unr_; + &unr_; 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 anaclastic glass. [ 1913 Webster ]


Anaclastic glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.
[ 1913 Webster ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Anaclastic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to bend back and break; to reflect (light); &unr_; + &unr_; 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 anaclastic glass. [ 1913 Webster ]


Anaclastic glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.
[ 1913 Webster ]

Anaclastics

n. (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

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