epoptic

adjective

epop·​tic

(ˈ)e¦päptik

1

: of or designed for an epopt : secret

2

: of or being the interference figures exhibited by idiophanous crystals

Word History

Etymology

Greek epoptikos, from epoptēs + -ikos -ic

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