About: Caustics

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@idthe:Caustics
typeConcept, Resource
broaderFormal Analysis, Interpretation, Subject Matter, visual art term, Water and Reflections
definitionPatterns of concentrated light produced when rays are refracted or reflected by a curved transparent surface such as moving water.
inSchemeWatercolor Criticism Scheme
labelCaustics
scope noteDistinct from surface reflections; caustics describe light patterns projected onto submerged surfaces by the refractive lens of water.
skos:altLabelLight caustics, Water caustics
skos:exactMatchCaustic_(optics)



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