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ret•ro•di•rec•tive
(re′trō di rek′tiv, -dī-),USA pronunciation adj. [Optics.]
- Optics(of a mirror, reflector, etc.) having three reflecting surfaces so oriented that a ray of light is reflected in a direction parallel but opposite to its original direction.
- retro- + directive