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re⋅flec⋅tor

[ri-flek-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that reflects.
2. a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like.
3. reflecting telescope.
4. a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to prevent the escape of neutrons from the core of a nuclear reactor.

Origin:
1655–65; reflect + -or 2

reflecting telescope

–noun
See under telescope (def. 1).
Also called reflector.


Origin:
1695–1705
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re·flec·tor   (rĭ-flěk'tər)   
n.  
  1. Something, such as a surface, that reflects.

  2. A reflecting telescope.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·flec·tor
Pronunciation: ri-'flek-t&r
Function: noun
: one that reflects; especially : a polished surface forreflecting light or other radiation
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reflector re·flec·tor (rĭ-flěk'tər)
n.
A surface that reflects light, heat, or sound.

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Science Dictionary
reflecting telescope   (rĭ-flěk'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
See under telescope.
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