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OPTICAL TELESCOPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("optical telescope" is a kind of...):
astronomical telescope (any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources)
Meronyms (parts of "optical telescope"):
eyepiece; ocular (combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)
object glass; object lens; objective; objective lens (the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "optical telescope"):
reflecting telescope; reflector (optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece)
refracting telescope (optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece)
