newtonian reflector

1. 1.

   reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis

   SynonymsNewtonian telescope

   Broaderreflecting telescope

Questions about newtonian reflector

What does newtonian reflector mean?

newtonian reflector means "reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis".

What is another word for newtonian reflector?

Close synonyms include Newtonian telescope. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is newtonian reflector a common word?

newtonian reflector is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.