reflecting telescope
A telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of…A telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece.
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Meaning
1 sensesA telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece.
Spiegelteleskop
рефле́кторrefléktor
optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
Origin
From reflecting + telescope.From reflecting + telescope.
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Forms
plural: reflecting telescopes| Singular | reflecting telescope |
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