refracting telescope
- a telescope in which a large biconvex lens causes light rays to converge to a focus, forming an image magnified by a biconvex eyepiece
- a similar telescope in which the converging rays are intercepted by a biconcave eyepiece
See refracting telescope in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĭ-frăkˈtĭng)
noun A telescope in which light from an object is gathered and focused by lenses, with the resulting image magnified by the eyepiece.
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refracting telescope
a refracting telescope; f indicates the focus
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