Home › Words › A › anaclasticsanaclasticsanaclastics means the part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, anaclastics ranks #28,926 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologySee anaclastic and -ics.nounThe part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.e.g.“During these two centuries, the interest shown in the study of burning mirrors is an essential part of the comprehension of the development of catoptrics, anaclastics and dioptrics” — 2017, Azzedine Boudrioua, Roshdi Rashed, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Light-Based Science:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.anaclastic 77% match — Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water. vs anaclastics →anacamptics 65% match — The science of reflection of light or sound vs anaclastics →catoptrics 61% match — The branch of optics dealing with reflection. vs anaclastics →anallactic 61% match — Being or involving a special kind of convex lens for a telescope that reduces the stadia constant to zero. vs anaclastics →dioptric 61% match — Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.). vs anaclastics →refracting 61% match — An act of refraction. vs anaclastics →anacamptic 61% match — Reflecting or reflected (sound or light). vs anaclastics →anastigmat 59% match — An anastigmatic lens. vs anaclastics →