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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestélescope réflecteur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: télescope réflecteur
"Le télescope réflecteur utilise des miroirs pour observer les étoiles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An optical telescope that uses a single curved mirror or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image.
"Astronomers often prefer a reflector telescope for deep-sky viewing due to its ability to capture faint light without chromatic aberration." - 2
A Newtonian or similar reflecting optical system designed to observe distant celestial objects.
"He set up his reflector telescope in the backyard to observe the rings of Saturn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'télescope réflecteur' (URL-encoded as t%c3%a9lescope%20r%c3%a9flecteur). The term combines 'telescope', from the Greek 'tele' (far) and 'skopein' (to look at), with 'reflector', from the Latin 'reflectere' (to bend back), denoting an optical instrument that uses mirrors to gather and focus light.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reflector telescope" is said worldwide
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télescope réflecteur
Transliteration: télescope réflecteur
"Le télescope réflecteur utilise des miroirs pour observer les étoiles."
Spiegelteleskop
Transliteration: Spiegelteleskop
"Das Spiegelteleskop sammelt Licht mit Hilfe von gebogenen Spiegeln."
telescopio riflettore
Transliteration: telescopio riflettore
"Il telescopio riflettore è ideale per osservare le galassie lontane."
telescopio reflector
Transliteration: telescopio reflector
"El telescopio reflector utiliza espejos en lugar de lentes."
telescópio refletor
Transliteration: telescópio refletor
"O astrônomo ajustou o telescópio refletor para focar na nebulosa."
परावर्तक दूरदर्शी
Transliteration: paravartak doordarshi
"परावर्तक दूरदर्शी आकाशगंगाओं का अध्ययन करने में मदद करता है।"
反射式望远镜
Transliteration: fǎn shè shì wàng yuǎn jìng
"反射式望远镜使用凹镜来聚焦光线。"
반사망원경
Transliteration: bansamangwongyeong
"천문학자들은 주로 반사망원경을 사용하여 심우주를 관측합니다."
反射望遠鏡
Transliteration: hansha bōenkyō
"反射望遠鏡は大きな鏡を使って光を集めます。"
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