'Refractor' definitions:
Definition of 'Refractor'
From: GCIDE
- Refractor \Re*fract"or\ (r?-fr?kt"?r), n. 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'refractor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- astronomical observatory,
- astronomical telescope,
- Cassegrainian telescope,
- coelostat,
- coronagraph,
- coronograph,
- heliostat,
- Newtonian telescope,
- OAO,
- observatory,
- orrery,
- OSO,
- planetarium,
- radar telescope,
- radio observatory,
- radio telescope,
- reflector,
- spectrograph,
- spectroheliograph,
- spectrohelioscope,
- spectroscope,
- telescope