'Reflector' definitions:
Definition of 'reflector'
(from WordNet)
noun
Device that reflects radiation
noun
Optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668" [syn: reflecting telescope, reflector]
Definition of 'Reflector'
From: GCIDE
- Reflector \Re*flect"or\ (-[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. r['e]flecteur.]
- 1. One who, or that which, reflects. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physics) (a) Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc. (b) A reflecting telescope. (c) A device for reflecting sound. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reflector'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- astronomical observatory,
- astronomical telescope,
- Cassegrainian telescope,
- cheval glass,
- coelostat,
- concave mirror,
- convex mirror,
- coronagraph,
- coronograph,
- distorting mirror,
- glass,
- hand mirror,
- heliostat,
- looking glass,
- mirror,
- Newtonian telescope,
- OAO,
- observatory,
- orrery,
- OSO,
- pier glass,
- planetarium,
- radar telescope,
- radio observatory,
- radio telescope,
- rear-view mirror,
- refractor,
- seeing glass,
- shaving mirror,
- spectrograph,
- spectroheliograph,
- spectrohelioscope,
- spectroscope,
- speculum,
- telescope,
- window mirror