refractor

rɪˈfræktər

Definition

Definition of refractor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

astronomy

TECH.

telescope using lenses to bend light

TECH.

The astronomer used a refractor to observe the stars.

science

TECH.

object that bends light heat or sound

TECH.

The glass prism acted as a refractor in the experiment.

lens

prism

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$refractor: telescope using lenses to bend light$
telescope using lenses to bend light

Origin of refractor

Latin, refractus (broken up)

Examples of refractor in a sentence

She adjusted the refractor to focus on the moon.
The telescope uses a refractor to focus light.
A refractor can split light into a spectrum.

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French:réfracteur, déviateur, ...
German:Refraktor, Brechungskörper, ...
Italian:rifrattore, ...
Spanish:telescopio refractor, refractor, ...
Portuguese:refrator, lente, ...
Chinese:折射望远镜, 折射器, ...
Japanese:屈折望遠鏡, 屈折器, ...
Arabic:تلسكوب كاسر, كَاسِر, ...
Hebrew:רֶפְרַקְטוֹר, אֵבֶר שֶׁמְבַצֵּעַ שְׁבִירַת אוֹר, ...
Russian:рефрактор, преломляющий элемент, ...
Ukrainian:рефрактор, заломлювач, ...
Hindi:अपवर्तक, प्रिज्म, ...
Bengali:রিফ্রাক্টর, বিকিরণকারী, ...
Catalan:refractor, refractor de llum, ...
Czech:refraktor, lomidlo, ...
Danish:refraktor, ...
Dutch:refractor, lichtbreker, ...
Greek:διαθλαστικό τηλεσκόπιο, διαθλαστήρας, ...
Hungarian:refraktor, törő közeg, ...
Khmer:កែវយឺតបែរពន្លឺ, វត្ថុបំបែរពន្លឺ, ...
Korean:굴절망원경, 굴절기, ...
Persian:تلسکوپ شکستی, شکست‌گر, ...
Polish:refraktor, ...
Portuguese (BR):refrator, ...
Romanian:refractor, prismă, ...
Swedish:refraktor, ...
Thai:กล้องโทรทรรศน์หักเหแสง, ตัวหักเหแสง, ...
Turkish:refraktör, kırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:kính khúc xạ, vật khúc xạ, ...

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