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off-axis reflector vs reflecting telescope

reflecting telescope vs off-axis reflector

off-axis reflector and reflecting telescope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
off-axis reflector Yes No No No
reflecting telescope Yes No No No
As nouns, reflecting telescope is a hypernym of off-axis reflector; that is, reflecting telescope is a word with a broader meaning than off-axis reflector:
  • off-axis reflector: a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed
  • reflecting telescope: optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
Other hypernyms of off-axis reflector include reflector.
off-axis reflector (noun) reflecting telescope (noun)
a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
Difference between off-axis reflector and reflecting telescope

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