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reflecting telescope > noun, artifact
MeaningOptical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece.
Examples"Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"
Synonymsreflector
Partsparabolic mirror
Broaderoptical telescope
NarrowerCassegrainian telescope, Gregorian telescope; coude telescope, coude system; Herschelian telescope, off-axis reflector; Maksutov telescope; Newtonian telescope, Newtonian reflector; Schmidt telescope, Schmidt camera

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