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refracting telescope
noun[ C ]
uk /rɪˌfræk.tɪŋ ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/ us /rɪˌfræk.tɪŋ ˈtel.ɪ.skoʊp/
a type of telescope(= a device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger) that uses a lens or lenses to focus light and form an image: 折射望远镜
Yerkes Observatory is home to the world's largest refracting telescope .耶克斯天文台有世界上最大的折射望远镜。
Refracting telescopes use a lens to bring light rays to a focus.折射望远镜使用透镜将光线聚焦。
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In Canada's largest museum, there are views of the heavens through a huge refracting telescope.
His business produced some of the highest capability refracting telescopes.
He protested against Newton's abandonment of refracting telescopes.
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