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caustic

[kaw-stik] / ˈkɔ stɪk /




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As gravitational waves slowly shrink the orbit, they subtly alter the shape and motion of the caustic curve.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

A selection of the 50p coins will also include what the Royal Mint called a "groundbreaking caustic feature".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Lyrical saint Nick Cave was more caustic — notoriously so — when he shared how he felt about these boys of California’s endless summer.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

In their caustic vividness, Mr. Blankfein’s opening chapters more resemble Saul Bellow’s “The Adventures of Augie March” than any normal business book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In the middle years of the seventeenth century experience stopped being something that accorded naturally with the statements of previous authorities and became a caustic solvent of fabulous beliefs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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