Anaclastic
Anaclastic ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Greek {not transcribed} to bend back and break; to reflect (light); {not transcribed} + {not transcribed} to break.]
1.
(Optics) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.
2.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
Collocations (1)
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.