refracting telescope

noun

1. a type of telescope in which the image is formed by a set of lenses Also calledrefractor Compare reflecting telescope

refracting telescope

/ rĭ-frăk′tĭng /

1. See under telescope

Example Sentences

Your telescope is a "refracting telescope," because it uses lenses to help gather more light than your eye could possibly do on its own.

From National Geographic Kids

In a reflecting telescope the image is magnified by a curved mirror, while in a refracting telescope it is magnified by passing through a lens.

From Literature

It would make for a fantastic dance floor, but the 37.5-ton platform’s sole purpose at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay is to provide convenient access to the world’s largest refracting telescope.

From Washington Times

Inside one small dome is a beautiful, vintage refracting telescope with an exquisite lens.

From Washington Post

As Pennington puts it, “the media behave like a cheap refracting telescope, focusing on an object of interest but magnifying it with a good deal of aberration and fuzziness at the edges”.

From Nature