Definizione monolingua

caustic

caustic (plural caustics)

1. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
2. (optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
3. (mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
4. (informal, chemistry) caustic soda

caustic (comparative more caustic, superlative most caustic)

1. Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue
2. (of language etc) sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, sarcastic

Definizione dizionario caustic

	caustico
	capable of destroying organic tissue
	severe; satirical; sharp

	caustica
	envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object
	envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve

acre

corrosivo

erosivo

irritante

mordace

nitido

pungente

sarcastico

Altri significati:

Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

substance which burns, corrodes or destroys organic tissue

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue

(of language etc) sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, sarcastic

(informal, chemistry) caustic soda

(mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.

Being harsh or corrosive in tone.

(optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.