Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reflector"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reflector \Re*flect"or\ (-[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. r['e]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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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 [syn:
{reflecting telescope}]
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