| n. | 1. | A type of reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Maksutov telescope - reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lensreflecting telescope, reflector - optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668" |
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