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• Refracting — Re*fract ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster] {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Refracting angle of a prism — Refracting Re*fract ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster] {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Refracting telescope — Refracting Re*fract ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster] {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Light Data Transmission — attempts to transfer information using visible light.The Visible Light Communications Consortium are proposing using light emitting diodes to turn ordinary household fixtures such as light bulbs, televisions, or even flashlights into data… …   Wikipedia

• refracting telescope — n. 1. a telescope in which a large biconvex lens causes light rays to converge to a focus, forming an image magnified by a biconvex eyepiece 2. a similar telescope in which the converging rays are intercepted by a biconcave eyepiece: See… …   Universalium

• refracting telescope — ► NOUN ▪ a telescope which uses a lens to collect and focus the light …   English terms dictionary

• refracting telescope — n. 1. a telescope in which a large biconvex lens causes light rays to converge to a focus, forming an image magnified by a biconvex eyepiece 2. a similar telescope in which the converging rays are intercepted by a biconcave eyepiece: See… …   English World dictionary

• Refracting telescope — A refracting or refractor telescope is a dioptric telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image. The refracting telescope design was originally used in spy glasses and astronomical telescopes but is also used in other devices such… …   Wikipedia

• light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …   Universalium

• Refracting 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Light — For other uses, see Light (disambiguation). Visible light redirects here. For other uses, see Visible light (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia