Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Re*fract"or\ (r?-fr?kt"?r), n. Anything that refracts; specifically: (Opt.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.
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| Definition: | \Re*fract"or\ (r?-fr?kt"?r), n. Anything that refracts; specifically: (Opt.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens. | ||
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