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refracting telescopes

refracting telescopes is the plural of refracting telescope.

Meaning of refracting telescope

Noun

refracting telescope (plural refracting telescopes)

  1. A telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of lenses housed in a tube, with a light-gathering objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other.
    Synonyms:
    refractor

Questions about refracting telescopes

What is refracting telescopes the plural of?
Refracting telescopes is the plural of refracting telescope.

Words near refracting telescopes in the dictionary

  1. refractile
  2. refractilities
  3. refractility
  4. refracting
  5. refracting telescope
  6. refracting telescopes
  7. refractings
  8. refraction
  9. refractional
  10. refractionate
  11. refractionated

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