reflector Noun
1. a polished surface for reflecting light
2. a reflecting telescope
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| Noun | 1. | reflector - device that reflects radiation device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" mirror - polished surface that forms images by reflecting light |
| 2. | 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"Cassegrainian telescope, Gregorian telescope - a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror Maksutov telescope - reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources |
Translationsreflector [rɪˈflɛktəʳ] n (
AUT) →
catafaros m inv (=
telescope);
reflector m reflector [rɪˈflɛktəʳ] n (
also Aut) →
réflecteur m reflector [rɪˈflɛktəʳ] reflect
n (
Aut etc) →
Rückstrahler m;
(for light, heat) → Reflektor m