OPTICAL TELESCOPE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("optical telescope" is a kind of...):

astronomical telescope (any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources)

Meronyms (parts of "optical telescope"):

eyepiece; ocular (combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)

object glass; object lens; objective; objective lens (the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "optical telescope"):

reflecting telescope; reflector (optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece)

refracting telescope (optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece)