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reflector

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reflector \Re*flect"or\ (-[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. r['e]flecteur.]
   1. One who, or that which, reflects. --Boyle.

   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.

Source : WordNet®

reflector
     n 1: device that reflects radiation
     2: 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}]
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