refracting telescope

Other forms: refracting telescopes

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