refracting telescope (redirected from refracting telescopes)

re·fract·ing telescope (r-frktng) n. A telescope in which light from an object is gathered and focused by lenses, with the resulting image magnified by the eyepiece.

refracting telescope a refracting telescope; f indicates the focus

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refracting telescope

n

(Astronomy) a type of telescope in which the image is formed by a set of lenses Also called refractor Compare reflecting telescope

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refracting telescope  (r-frktng)

See under telescope.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

refracting telescope - optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece field glass, spyglass, glass - a small refracting telescope Galilean telescope - a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources

Translations

refracting telescope

n → Refraktor m