refracting telescope

English Thesaurus

1. optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	optical telescope,
definition	:	an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	field glass, glass, spyglass,
definition	:	a small refracting telescope (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	galilean telescope,
definition	:	a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy (noun.artifact)