reflecting telescope
noun
a type of telescope in which the initial image is formed by a concave mirrorAlso called: reflector Compare refracting telescope
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Words nearby reflecting telescope
reflate, reflation, reflect, reflectance, reflected plan, reflecting telescope, reflection, reflection coefficient, reflection density, reflection nebula, reflection plane
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Example sentences from the Web for reflecting telescope
But they wanted to get a better view of the heavens—a view through a Newtonian reflecting-telescope.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12|Elbert Hubbard
Scientific definitions for reflecting telescope
reflecting telescope
[ rĭ-flĕk′tĭng ]
See under telescope.
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