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PARABOLIC MIRROR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A parabolic reflector for light radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("parabolic mirror" is a kind of...):
parabolic reflector; paraboloid reflector (a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam)
Holonyms ("parabolic mirror" is a part of...):
reflecting telescope; reflector (optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece)
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