Anacamptic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anacamptic \An`a*camp"tic\, a. [Gr. ? to bend back; ? back + ?
     to bend.]
     Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo).
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     Note: The word was formerly applied to that part of optics


           which treats of reflection; the same as what is now
           called {catoptric}. See {Catoptrics}.
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