"refractor" meaning in English

See refractor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: refractors [plural]
Etymology: From refract + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|refract|or}} refract + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} refractor (plural refractors)
  1. A refracting telescope. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-refractor-en-noun-c3zvviPC Disambiguation of Astronomy: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 6 33 33 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 7 29 29 2 0
  2. anything which refracts light, heat or sound
    Sense id: en-refractor-en-noun-XolWiTrP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: reflector

Inflected forms

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