| Pronunciation: | | ri'flektur
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| Matching Terms: | | reflectometer, reflectorise, reflectorize
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- [n] optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"
- [n] device that reflects radiation
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| | Synonyms: | | reflecting telescope |
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| | See Also: | | Cassegrainian telescope, coude system, coude telescope, device, Gregorian telescope, Herschelian telescope, Maksutov telescope, mirror, Newtonian reflector, Newtonian telescope, off-axis reflector, optical telescope, parabolic mirror, parabolic reflector, paraboloid reflector, Schmidt camera, Schmidt telescope |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*flect"or\ (-[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. r['e]flecteur.]
1. One who, or that which, reflects. --Boyle.
2. (Physics)
(a) Something having a polished surface for reflecting
light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc.
(b) A reflecting telescope.
(c) A device for reflecting sound.
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