catoptrical

1. 1.

   of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors

   Synonymscatoptric

Questions about catoptrical

What does catoptrical mean?

catoptrical means "of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors".

How many syllables are in catoptrical?

catoptrical has 4 syllables and divides as ca-top-tri-cal under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for catoptrical?

Close synonyms include catoptric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is catoptrical a common word?

catoptrical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.