reflector

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: reflector

1	n	device that reflects radiation
2	n	optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: reflector

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; mirror
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; parabolic reflector, paraboloid reflector
a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam; solar collector, solar dish, solar furnace
a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures; car mirror
a mirror that the driver of a car can use; cheval glass
a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted; hand glass, hand mirror
a mirror intended to be held in the hand; glass, looking glass
a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror; parabolic mirror
a parabolic reflector for light radiation; pier glass, pier mirror
a large mirror between two windows; speculum
a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; Cassegrainian telescope, Gregorian telescope
a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror; coude system, coude telescope
a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph; Herschelian telescope, off-axis reflector
a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed; Maksutov telescope
reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens; Newtonian reflector, Newtonian telescope
reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis; Schmidt camera, Schmidt telescope
reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed

Type of:: optical telescope
an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources

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