According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
CATADIOPTRIC
Adjective
catadioptric (not comparable)
(optics) Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both refractive (dioptric) and reflective (catoptric) elements.
Source: Wiktionary
Cat`a*di*op"tric, Cat`a*di*op"tric*al, a. Etym: [Pref. cata + dioptric: cf. F. catadioptrique.] (Physics)
Definition: Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light. Hutton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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