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Noun: reflecting telescope
  1. 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";
    - reflector

Derived forms: reflecting telescopes

Type of: optical telescope

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