reflecting telescope

n. telescope in which a mirror is used to magnify and focus the image

A reflecting telescope (reflector) is an optical telescope which uses a combination of curved or plane (flat) mirrors to reflect light and form an image (catoptric), rather than lenses to refract or bend light to form an image (dioptric).
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) reflector
(hypernym) optical telescope
(hyponym) Cassegrainian telescope, Gregorian telescope
(part-meronym) parabolic mirror

A design of telescope which uses mirrors to focus the light. There are several types, for example: a Newtonian telescope uses a parabolic primary mirror and a flat secondary mirror whilst a Cassegrain uses two parabolic mirrors.

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