refractor

Examples

• All

• The Observatory itself had a 6-inch refractor and a transit instrument.

  Academic text (2005)

• I set up my 4-inch refractor on my back deck outside my house in San Rafael, California.

  Academic text (2002)

• I want a two-inch refractor for tomorrow.

  Local Hero (1983)

• We chose a refractor as our primary instrument for classroom and public observing.

  Academic text (2003)

• William Hale bought his son an excellent 12-inch refractor to carry the new instrument.

  Academic text (1992)

• At that time, the flagship of Lick Observatory was the great 36-inch refractor on Mount Hamilton.

  Academic text (2004)

• From 1949 to 1966, the observatory dedicated a 25-centimeter refractor to observing those minor planets most in need of attention.

  Academic text (1996)

• Barnard obtained time on the 36-inch refractor in 1892 by going over the director's head to the university trustees.

  Academic text (1992)

• Prior to 1892, he was assigned to the Observatory's 12-inch Clark refractor and other smaller telescopes.

  Academic text (2004)

• As the Observatory director, Holden was in charge of assigning observing time on the 36-inch refractor.

  Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

T

telescope

vsrefractor

440 3.3

A tool with lenses or mirrors that makes far things look closer

uses only lenses to bend light rather than mirrors or general magnification

O

optical telescope

vsrefractor

• Specialized

2 3.8

A machine with lenses or mirrors that gathers and focuses visible light to see distant stars and planets

focuses light specifically by bending it through lenses to form an image

R

refracting telescope

vsrefractor

• Specialized

1 6.7

A telescope that uses a large lens to bend light to make images you view through an eyepiece

is the shorter single word name for the same instrument

How Powerful

reflector

• Specialized

3 7.0

optical telescope

• Specialized

2 3.8

refractor

• Specialized

2 7.0

spyglass

5 7.6

Surface Forms

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Etymology