'finder telescope' definitions:

Definition of 'finder telescope'

From: GCIDE
  • Finder \Find"er\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily, called also a finder telescope or finder scope. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 2. (Micros.) A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in locating particular points in the field of vision. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]