refracting telescope in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for refracting telescope in the English»French Dictionary

refracting telescope N

refracting telescope

lunette f d'approche

Translations for refracting telescope in the French»English Dictionary

réfrac|teur

refracting telescope

Translations for refracting telescope in the English»French Dictionary

refract [Brit rɪˈfrakt, Am rəˈfrækt] VB trans PHYS

refract

réfracter

I.telescope [Brit ˈtɛlɪskəʊp, Am ˈtɛləˌskoʊp] N

telescope (for astronomy)

télescope m

telescope (hand-held)

lunette f d'approche

visible through a telescope

visible au moyen d'un télescope

II.telescope [Brit ˈtɛlɪskəʊp, Am ˈtɛləˌskoʊp] VB trans lit

telescope stand, umbrella

replier

telescope fig content, series

condenser (into en)

III.telescope [Brit ˈtɛlɪskəʊp, Am ˈtɛləˌskoʊp] VB intr

telescope stand, umbrella:

être télescopique

telescope car, train:

se télescoper

refracting telescope in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for refracting telescope in the English»French Dictionary

refract [rɪˈfrækt] VB trans PHYS

refract

réfracter

I.telescope [ˈtelɪskəʊp, Am -əskoʊp] N

telescope

télescope m

II.telescope [ˈtelɪskəʊp, Am -əskoʊp] VB trans

1. telescope (make shorter):

telescope

télescoper

2. telescope fig:

telescope

condenser

III.telescope [ˈtelɪskəʊp, Am -əskoʊp] VB intr

telescope

se télescoper

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It consists of two observatory buildings housing an 11 inch (28 cm) and 16 inch (41 cm) aperture refracting telescope.

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The reflecting telescope was invented in the 17th century as an alternative to the refracting telescope which, at that time, was a design that suffered from severe chromatic aberration.

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He used the achromatic lens to build the first refracting telescope free from chromatic aberration (colour distortion).

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In the past has housed a large, clock-driven refracting telescope and a reflecting telescope in side-by-side domes.

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