reflecting telescope

British  

noun

1. Also called: reflector.  a type of telescope in which the initial image is formed by a concave mirror Compare refracting telescope

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reflecting telescope Scientific  

/ rĭ-flĕk′tĭng /

1. See under telescope

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Example Sentences

With a field of view far greater than that of an equivalent reflecting telescope, Dragonfly promises to capture the dim glow of vast, tenuous gas clouds that hold clues to the universe’s unseen dark matter.

From Science Magazine

He observed the object using a 60-inch reflecting telescope located atop Mt Lemmon in the Santa Catalina mountains outside Tucson, Arizona.

From Salon

The reflecting telescope, housed in the aircraft's fuselage, is over 8 feet in diameter.

From The Verge

Based on Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope design, a concave mirror focuses an image directly onto the Pi camera sensor, which is mounted onto components created by 3D printing.

From BBC

Shepherd says the same principle is also used in reflecting telescopes.

From BBC