reflector

Definition of Reflector in English :

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Noun

1. reflector

device that reflects radiation

2. reflecting telescope, reflector

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

Example Sentences:
'Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668'

reflecting telescope

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reflector

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noun

1.

a person or thing that reflects

2.

a surface or object that reflects light, sound, heat, etc

3.

a small translucent red disc, strip, etc, with a reflecting backing on the rear of a road vehicle, which reflects the light of the headlights of a following vehicle

4. another name for reflecting telescope

5.

part of an aerial placed so as to increase the forward radiation of the radiator and decrease the backward radiation

Reflector

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noun

1.

a person or thing that reflects; esp., a surface, object, etc. that reflects light, sound, heat, or the like, as a piece of glass or metal, highly polished and usually concave, which reflects and directs radiant energy, as beams of light, sound waves, etc., in a desired direction

2.

reflecting telescope

3.

a layer of material that reflects escaping neutrons back into the core of a nuclear reactor or bomb

Reflector

see synonyms of reflector

n.

1. Something, such as a surface, that reflects.

2. A reflecting telescope.

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