reflector
pronunciation
How to pronounce reflector in British English:
UK [rɪˈflektə(r)]
How to pronounce reflector in American English:
US [rɪˈflɛktɚ]
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- Noun:
- device that reflects radiation
- optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
Word Origin
- reflector (n.)
- also reflecter, 1660s, agent noun in Latin form from reflect. As an attachment to a vehicle, etc., from 1909. As a type of telescope, 1767.
Example
- 1. The newest work is anish kapoor 's lacquered bronze concave reflector , which was made earlier this year .
- 2. The reflector is discrete ; 63 individual flat mirrors track the sun in unison and redirect the solar thermal energy towards the crucible .
- 3. The furnace makes use of a large parabolic reflector concentrating the sun into an area the size of the common cooking pot .
- 4. Point the reflector toward the darker areas by catching the natural light and reflecting it onto the model .
- 5. Even with their current nanotubes , grimes calculates that a reflector that concentrates sunlight on a square metre of the nanotube film could yield 500 litres of methane over the course of eight hours .