English Explanatory Dictionary

refracting telescope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

refracting telescope refracting telescopes

Synonyms

refractor

Related words

reflecting telescope spyglass
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