An'a-cämp'tic, a.

a. [Gr. ἀνακάμπτειν, to bend back, from ἀνά, back, and κάμπτειν, to bend.] Reflecting or reflected; as, an anacamptic sound.

☞ The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See CATOPTICS.