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  • 21Reflecting telescope — Telescope Tel e*scope, n. [Gr. ? viewing afar, farseeing; ? far, far off + ? a watcher, akin to ? to view: cf. F. t[ e]lescope. See {Telegraph}, and { scope}.] An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies. [1913… …

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  • 22Reflecting cardinal — In set theory, a mathematical discipline, a reflecting cardinal is a cardinal number kappa; for which there is a normal ideal I on kappa; such that for every X isin; I +, the set of α isin; kappa; for which X reflects at α is in I +. (A… …

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  • 23Reflecting Team — Das Reflecting Team ist eine von Tom Andersen entwickelte Methode des Reflexionsgesprächs in der Systemischen Therapie. Dabei geht es um eine angeleitete Reflexion durch mehrere zusätzlich anwesende Therapeuten, die gleichzeitig mit einem… …

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  • 24reflecting telescope — noun optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668 • Syn: ↑reflector • Hypernyms: ↑optical telescope • Hyponyms: ↑Cassegrai …

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  • 25Reflecting God Study Bible — The Reflecting God Study Bible is a study Bible published by Zondervan in conjunction with the Christian Holiness Partnership which, as a Wesleyan revision of the NIV Study Bible , utilized the New International Version (NIV). Following a 10 year …

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  • 26Reflecting Pool — Vista desde el Memorial a Lincoln del Reflecting Pool y del Monumento a Washington al fondo. La Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (o Piscina Reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln) es quizás la piscina reflectante más conocida de Washington D.C. Se… …

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  • 27reflecting factor — reflectˈance or reflecting factor noun Ratio of reflected radiation to incident radiation • • • Main Entry: ↑reflect reflecting factor see ↑reflectance above. • • • Main Entry: ↑reflect …

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  • 28reflecting circle — Circle Cir cle (s[ e]r k l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri kos, ki rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum }.] [1913 Webster] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single… …

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  • 29Reflecting goniometer — Goniometer Go ni*om e*ter, n. [Gr. ? angle + meter: cf. F. goniom[ e]tre.] An instrument for measuring angles, especially the angles of crystals, or the inclination of planes. [1913 Webster] {Contact goniometer}, or {Hand goniometer}, a… …

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  • 30reflecting telescope — noun A telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece. Syn:… …

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