Newtonian telescope

noun

A type of reflecting telescope using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror.

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Newtonian reflector
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Meanings

nounNewtonian telescope (plural Newtonian telescopes)

plural Newtonian telescopes

  1. A type of reflecting telescope using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounreflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis

Similar
Newtonian reflector
Broader
reflecting telescopereflector
Also see
newtonian reflector

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Newtonian telescope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newtonian%20telescope

MLA

“Newtonian telescope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newtonian%20telescope. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Newtonian telescope,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newtonian%20telescope.

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