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reflector
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reflector: see telescope telescope, traditionally, a system of lenses, mirrors, or both, used to gather light from a distant object and form an image of it. Traditional optical telescopes, which are the subject of this article, also are used to magnify objects on earth and in astronomy;
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reflector
1. a small translucent red disc, strip, etc., with a reflecting backing on the rear of a road vehicle, which reflects the light of the headlights of a following vehicle
2. another name for reflecting telescope
3. part of an aerial placed so as to increase the forward radiation of the radiator and decrease the backward radiation

reflector [ri′flek·tər]
(electronics)
(electromagnetism)
A single rod, system of rods, metal screen, or metal sheet used behind an antenna to increase its directivity.
A metal sheet or screen used as a mirror to change the direction of a microwave radio beam.
(geophysics)
A layer or horizon that reflects seismic waves.
(nucleonics)
A layer of water, graphite, beryllium, or other scattering material placed around the core of a nuclear reactor to reduce the loss of neutrons. Also known as tamper.


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