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 REFLECTING TELESCOPE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
|  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [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" |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | reflector |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | Cassegrainian telescope, coude system, coude telescope, Gregorian telescope, Herschelian telescope, Maksutov telescope, Newtonian reflector, Newtonian telescope, off-axis reflector, optical telescope, parabolic mirror, Schmidt camera, Schmidt telescope |  |     |    |  |