"reflecting telescope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: reflecting telescopes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reflecting telescope (plural reflecting telescopes)
  1. A telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece. Wikipedia link: reflecting telescope Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: reflector Related terms: refracting telescope Translations (Translations): огледален телескоп (ogledalen teleskop) [masculine] (Bulgarian), peiliteleskooppi (Finnish), Spiegelteleskop [neuter] (German), reflektor [masculine] (Polish), рефлектор (reflektor) [masculine] (Russian)

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