refracting telescope

perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)

n optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision n a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure n a container for holding liquids while drinking n the quantity a glass will hold n a small refracting telescope n an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride

A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.

n a small refracting telescope