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English → English (gcide) Definition: Diacaustic Diacaustic \Di`a*caus"tic\, a. [Pref. dia- + caustic.] (Opt.) Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic. [1913 Webster] Diacaustic \Di`a*caus"tic\, n. 1. (Med.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens. ||