PARABOLIC REFLECTOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam

Synonyms:

parabolic reflector; paraboloid reflector

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

reflector (device that reflects radiation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parabolic reflector"):

parabolic mirror (a parabolic reflector for light radiation)

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