water telescope

noun

A telescope in which the medium between the objective and the eyepiece is water instead of air, used in some experiments involving aberration.

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Meanings

nounwater telescope (plural water telescopes)

plural water telescopes

  1. A telescope in which the medium between the objective and the eyepiece is water instead of air, used in some experiments involving aberration.
  2. A telescope devised for looking into a body of water.
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