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Webster 1913 Edition
Refractor
Re-fract′or
(r[GREEK]-fr[GREEK]kt′[GREEK]r)
, Noun.
Anything that refracts
; specifically: (Opt.)
A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.
Definition 2024
refractor
refractor
English
Noun
refractor (plural refractors)
- A refracting telescope.
- anything which refracts light, heat or sound