reflecting telescope

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reflecting telescope

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From reflecting + telescope.

noun reflecting telescopes

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.
Similar: reflector

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हिन्दी	परावर्ती दूरदर्शी parāvartī dūrdarśī
Deutsch	Spiegelteleskop
Русский	рефле́ктор refléktor

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@misc{reflecting_telescope_2026,
  title = {reflecting telescope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reflecting%20telescope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}