NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Newtonian telescope mean? • NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE (noun)
The noun NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE has 1 sense:
1. reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis
Familiarity information: NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE (noun)
Meaning:
Reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Newtonian reflector; Newtonian telescope
Hypernyms ("Newtonian telescope" is a kind of...):
reflecting telescope; reflector (optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece)
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