refractor

Noun

Meaning

Anything that refracts

A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

planetarium telescope refractive orrery radio telescope reflecting telescope astronomical telescope heliostat divaricator spectroheliograph

Phrases with the word

galilean refractor

Examples

StarSense Explorer series includes four models, ranging from $180 LT 80mm refractor and 114mm reflector telescopes to larger $400 DX 102mm refractor and 130mm reflector telescopes with better light-gathering purposes and bigger tripods. Source: Internet

The 76-cm (30-inch) refractor telescope that became operational in 1888 was at that time the world's largest telescope. Source: Internet

He was among the first to use a telescope to observe the sky and after constructing a 20x refractor telescope he discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in 1610. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

refractometric refractometrically refractometry refractorily refractoriness refractority