💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Refractor"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| apochromatic | (optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration |
| refracting telescopenoun | A telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of lenses housed in a tube, with a light-gathering objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other. |
| subreflectornoun | A telescope's secondary reflector. |
| photorefractornoun | A device that carries out photorefraction |
| autorefractornoun | An automated refractor used to prepare a prescription for glasses or contact lenses |
| refractometernoun | (physics) An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance. |
| riflescopenoun | A telescopic sight for a rifle. |
| reflecting telescopenoun | A telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece. |
| keratorefractometernoun | An optical device that measures refraction of the cornea |
| field glassnoun | A pair of binoculars for observing "in the field". |
| refractometrynoun | (physics) the measurement of refractive index |
| optical telescopenoun | An instrument, used both for recreational and scientific purposes, which provides a magnified view of distant objects by collecting and focusing light by means of mirrors and/or optical lenses. |
| retinoscopenoun | An instrument used for examining the refraction of light within the eye. |
| focusernoun | A device which allows one to adjust the focus of an instrument such as a telescope. |
| telescopenoun | A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy. |
| keratorefractometrynoun | refractometry by means of a keratorefractometer |
| speculumnoun | (medicine) A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice. |
| abbe refractometernoun | (physics) An instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid, by utilizing the critical angle for total reflection. |
| autorefractometernoun | (ophthalmology) A device that uses infrared light to measure the refractive status of the eye. |
| ion mirrornoun | A reflectron. |
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