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- [ri-flekt tel-uh-skohp]
- /rɪˈflɛkt ˈtɛl əˌskoʊp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-flekt tel-uh-skohp]
- /rɪˈflɛkt ˈtɛl əˌskoʊp/
Definitions of reflecting telescope words
- noun reflecting telescope an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope. 1
- noun reflecting telescope (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Telescopium. 1
- adjective reflecting telescope consisting of parts that fit and slide one within another. 1
- verb with object reflecting telescope to force together, one into another, or force into something else, in the manner of the sliding tubes of a jointed telescope. 1
- verb with object reflecting telescope to shorten or condense; compress: to telescope the events of five hundred years into one history lecture. 1
- verb without object reflecting telescope to slide together, or into something else, in the manner of the tubes of a jointed telescope. 1
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Origin of reflecting telescope
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705
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Parts of speech for Reflecting telescope
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reflecting telescope popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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