refractor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈfræktə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri frak′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•frac•tor  (ri frak′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that refracts.
  2. OpticsSee refracting telescope. 
  • refract + -or2 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
refractor / rɪˈfræktə/
  1. an object or material that refracts
  2. another name for refracting telescope
'refractor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Yerkes Observatory - refracting telescope

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