Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: reflector
IPA transcription: [ɹɪfl'ɛktɚ]
Pronunciations of reflector
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: reflector
    Meaning: device that reflects radiation
  • Synonyms: reflecting_telescope, reflector
    Meaning: optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"
Usage examples
  • As to the additional reference letters, I is a condenser J the source of light, and K a reflector.
  • The largest telescope ever made, that of Lord Rosse, is a Newtonian reflector, fifty feet long, six feet diameter, with a mirror weighing four tons.
  • "They are," says this great traveller, "rocks of micaceous slate, and of sparkling talc, which are resplendent in the midst of a sheet of water, which acts as a reflector beneath the burning tropical sun." So are explained those massive domes of gold, those obelisks of silver, and all those marvels of which the boastful and enthusiastic minds of the Spaniards afforded them a glimpse.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Louis Slotin, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Archimedes, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titan (moon), License CC BY-SA 4.0