1. a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed; [syn: Herschelian telescope, off-axis reflector]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
off-axis reflector
n 1: a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to
throw the image to the side where it can be viewed [syn:
Herschelian telescope, off-axis reflector]