Meaning Of The Word Reflecting telescope

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Reflecting telescope? Find Reflecting telescope meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Reflecting telescope Meaning

Reflecting telescope Definition
Reflecting telescope Definition

What's The Definition Of Reflecting telescope?

reflecting telescope in American English
any of several telescopes having as the objective a paraboloid mirror mounted at the lower end of the tube and using various systems of mirrors for viewing the image by reflecting the incident light to an eyepiece; reflector
noun

reflecting telescope in British English
noun: a type of telescope in which the initial image is formed by a concave mirror

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Black site ‐ noun: a secret facility used by a country's military…
  • Signatories ‐ adjective: having signed a document, treaty, etc…
  • Apprehend ‐ to take into custody; capture or arrest; intransitive…
  • Midsummer Eve ‐ noun: the evening preceding Midsummer Day: formerly…
  • Muscul- ‐ musculo-
  • To the hilt ‐ thoroughly; entirely; to the full; to the maximum…
  • Out of your head ‐ very strange, foolish, or…
  • Artemisinin ‐ noun: a drug obtained from the plant genus Artemisia…
  • Underhand chop ‐ noun: (in an axemen's competition) a chop where…
  • Es ‐ einsteinium; Esther; ex-1 (sense 1); forming the…