Hypernym

optical telescope 1

noun

an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources

Part_meronym

parabolic mirror 1

noun

a parabolic reflector for light radiation

reflecting telescope 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece

Examples

1.Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668

Synonyms

reflector 2
optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece

Hyponym

Cassegrainian telescope 1

noun

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

coude telescope 1

noun

a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph

Herschelian telescope 1

noun

a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed

Maksutov telescope 1

noun

reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens

Newtonian telescope 1

noun

reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis

Part_holonym

parabolic mirror 1

noun

a parabolic reflector for light radiation