Catadioptric

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

  Catadioptric \Cat`a*di*op"tric\, Catadioptrical
  \Cat`a*di*op"tric*al\, a. [Pref. cata + dioptric: cf. F.
     catadioptrique.] (Physics)
     Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection
     and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light. --Hutton.
     [1913 Webster]