1. a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam; [syn: parabolic reflector, paraboloid reflector]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paraboloid reflector
n 1: a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when
the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming
parallel beam [syn: parabolic reflector, paraboloid
reflector]