refracting telescope

American  

[ri-frakt-ing tel-uh-skohp] / rɪˈfrækt ɪŋ ˈtɛl əˌskoʊp /

noun

1. Astronomy. Also called refractor. a telescope that uses a converging lens to focus incoming light and form a magnified image. Compare reflecting telescope.

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refracting telescope British  

noun

1. Also called: refractor.  a type of telescope in which the image is formed by a set of lenses Compare reflecting telescope

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refracting telescope Scientific  

/ rĭ-frăk′tĭng /

1. See under telescope

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Example Sentences

The 12-inch Zeiss refracting telescope is arguably the showpiece of Griffith Observatory, housed in the easternmost dome that forms the building’s crown-like outline.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

It would make for a fantastic dance floor, but the 37.5-ton platform’s sole purpose at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay is to provide convenient access to the world’s largest refracting telescope.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2020

Inside one small dome is a beautiful, vintage refracting telescope with an exquisite lens.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2017

Currently, the largest refracting telescope is the 40-inch refractor at Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

We had panes of smoked glass to peer through; and, for more precise accuracy, a refracting telescope trained upon a piece of paper, so that the image was cast down upon it.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson