In combination, two double convex lenses can form a refracting telescope (Robert H. Baker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Refracting telescope — Refracting Re*fract ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster] {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refractingtelescope — re·fract·ing telescope (rĭ frăkʹtĭng) a refracting telescope; f indicates the focus Clarinda/Academy Artworks n. A telescope in which light from an object is gathered and focused by lenses, with the resulting image magnified by the eyepiece. * *… … Universalium
Refracting — Re*fract ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster] {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Refracting angle of a prism — Refracting Re*fract ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster] {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
