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reflector

noun

1 reflector

Device that reflects radiation.

Dutch: reflector
Polish: reflektor

2 reflector

Optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece.

synonym: reflecting telescope.

Roget 445: optical instruments; lens, meniscus, magnifier, sunglass, magnifying glass, hand lens; microscope, megascope, tienoscope.    spectacles, specs [Coll.], glasses, barnacles, ... show more

Dutch: reflector, spiegelkijker, spiegeltelescoop
Polish: teleskop zwierciadlany, reflektor


Moby thesaurus: Cassegrainian telescope, Newtonian telescope, OAO, OSO, astronomical observatory, astronomical telescope, cheval glass, coelostat, concave mirror, convex mirror, coronagraph, coronograph, distorting mirror, glass, hand mirror, heliostat, looking glass, mirror, observatory, orrery ... show more.

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