reflecting telescope
Save This Word!
noun
a type of telescope in which the initial image is formed by a concave mirrorAlso called: reflector Compare refracting telescope
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Words nearby reflecting telescope
reflation, reflect, reflectance, reflected plan, reflecting, reflecting telescope, reflection, reflection density, reflection nebula, reflection plane, reflective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use reflecting telescope in a sentence
Scientific definitions for reflecting telescope
reflecting telescope
[ rĭ-flĕk′tĭng ]
See under telescope.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.