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Meaning of reflecting telescope

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

reflecting telescope

noun

Definitions

  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.

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