🔭

refractor

noun

/rɪˈfræk.tər/

Meaning

A type of telescope that uses lenses to focus light.

Refractor telescopes use lenses to focus light.

lens-based telescope

reflector telescope

A range of investments held by a person or organization.

a particular condition or situation; a government or political entity

A visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning subst...

a gallows for hanging criminals; an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of cri...

hair that grows on the upper lip of men

A person who is supposed to be able to see what will happen in the future; a prophet.