noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A reflector with a curved reflecting surface that forms part of a paraboloid (as opposed to, for example, a sphere)
2. 2
   a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam wordnet

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All synonyms

parabolasparabolic trough collectorparaboloid reflector