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hyperboloid reflector

(hÿ-per -bŏ-loid) A reflector whose surface is hyperboloid in shape, i.e. its curvature is that obtained by rotating a hyperbola about its axis. The secondary mirror in a Cassegrain telescope is hyperboloid.

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