English-French translations for refracting telescope

Definition of refracting telescope

• A telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of lenses housed in a tube, with a light-gathering objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other

Related words

• refraction
• refracting
• photorefractive
• refractive
• refractivity
• photorefraction
• refractive index
• refraction index
• photorefractive effect