Refractor

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:33:23

Re*fract"or (r-frkt"r), n.

Anything that refracts

; specifically: Opt.

A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens

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