PARABOLIC MIRROR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A parabolic reflector for light radiation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("parabolic mirror" is a kind of...):

parabolic reflector; paraboloid reflector (a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam)

Holonyms ("parabolic mirror" is a part of...):

reflecting telescope; reflector (optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece)

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