refracting telescope
A telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of…A telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of lenses housed in a tube, with a light-gathering objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other.
Meaning
1 sensesA telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of lenses housed in a tube, with a light-gathering objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other.
optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece
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plural: refracting telescopes| Singular | refracting telescope |
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