Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounoptical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian огледален телескоп
- огледален телескоп (ogledalen teleskop)Translations
Finnish peiliteleskooppi
- peiliteleskooppiTranslations
German Spiegelteleskop
- SpiegelteleskopTranslations
Hindi परावर्ती दूरदर्शी
- परावर्ती दूरदर्शी (parāvartī dūrdarśī)Translations
Polish reflektor
- reflektorTranslations
Russian рефле́ктор
- рефле́ктор (refléktor)Translations
Cite this entry
reflecting telescope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflecting%20telescope
“reflecting telescope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflecting%20telescope. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reflecting telescope,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflecting%20telescope.
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