retrodirective

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(re′trō di rek′tiv, -dī-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ret•ro•di•rec•tive  (re′trō di rek′tiv, -dī-),USA pronunciation adj. [Optics.]
  1. 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


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