折射望远镜

折射望遠鏡

zhéshèwàngyuǎnjìng

noun

Measure Word

一台折射望远镜 tái

Meanings

1 refracting telescope
2 refractor

Characters

to bend / refract

to shoot / radiate

Examples

伽利略用折射望远镜观测了木星的卫星。

Jiālìlüè yòng zhéshèwàngyuǎnjìng guāncè le Mùxīng de wèixīng.

Galileo used a refracting telescope to observe Jupiter's moons.

这台折射望远镜的口径是10厘米。

Zhè tái zhéshèwàngyuǎnjìng de kǒujìng shì shí límǐ.

This refracting telescope has an aperture of 10 cm.

Tips

usage

Contrast with 反射望远镜 (fǎnshè wàngyuǎnjìng, reflecting telescope) and 折反射望远镜 (zhéfǎnshè, catadioptric). Refractors use lenses, reflectors use mirrors — beginner astronomy textbooks always introduce them as a pair.

Stroke Order

折 zhé

射 shè

望 wàng

远 yuǎn

镜 jìng