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reflecting telescopes

reflecting telescopes is the plural of reflecting telescope.

Meaning of reflecting telescope

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.
    Synonyms:
    reflector

Questions about reflecting telescopes

What is reflecting telescopes the plural of?
Reflecting telescopes is the plural of reflecting telescope.

Words near reflecting telescopes in the dictionary

  1. reflecting microscopes
  2. reflecting on
  3. reflecting pool
  4. reflecting pools
  5. reflecting telescope
  6. reflecting telescopes
  7. reflecting upon
  8. reflectingly
  9. reflectings
  10. reflectins
  11. reflection

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