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Reflector Moderate

Reflector has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

device that reflects radiation

"The satellite's large reflector bounces radio waves back to Earth for data transmission."

2

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"

3

Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.

"The car's rearview mirror acts as a reflector to bounce sunlight away from her eyes while driving in bright conditions."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
device optical telescope
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mirror parabolic reflector solar dish Cassegrainian telescope coude telescope Herschelian telescope Maksutov telescope Newtonian telescope Schmidt telescope
Rhyming Words
tor ator ltor stor ctor dtor aitor kotor gator actor fetor astor sutor nator rotor motor tutor jstor bator autor
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