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Answer for the clue "Branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors ", 10 letters:
catoptrics

Word definitions for catoptrics in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of catoptric English)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Catoptrics (from katoptrikós , "specular", from katoptron "mirror") deals with the phenomena of reflected light and image-forming optical systems using mirrors . A catoptric system is also called a catopter ( catoptre ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anacamptics \An`a*camp"tics\, n. The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics . The science of reflected sounds. [1913 Webster] ||