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English Dictionary: reflector by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reflector
n
  1. device that reflects radiation
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): reflecting telescope, reflector
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reflector \Re*flect"or\ (-[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. r[82]flecteur.]
      1. One who, or that which, reflects. --Boyle.
  
      2. (Physics)
            (a) Something having a polished surface for reflecting
                  light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc.
            (b) A reflecting telescope.
            (c) A device for reflecting sound.
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