reflecting telescope
noun
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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
Types & categories
- optical telescope hypernym
- Cassegrainian telescope hyponym
- coude telescope hyponym
- Herschelian telescope hyponym
- Maksutov telescope hyponym
- Newtonian telescope hyponym
- Schmidt telescope hyponym
Parts & wholes
- parabolic mirror part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | parabolic mirror |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | optical telescope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Cassegrainian telescope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coude telescope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Herschelian telescope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Maksutov telescope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Newtonian telescope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Schmidt telescope |