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Definition of Parabolic reflector
1. Noun. A concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam.
Specialized synonyms: Parabolic Mirror
Generic synonyms: Reflector
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parabolic Reflector
Literary usage of Parabolic reflector
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Griffith's parabolic reflector. ... describes a method suggested to him by Mr.
EH Griffith for utilizing a spoon for a " parabolic" reflector. ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"The ordinary parabolic reflector allows about one-third of the rays to escape
past the lips by natural divergence. To prevent this waste Mr Thomas Stevenson ..."
3. How to Work with the Microscope by Lionel Smith Beale (1880)
"The spot- glass may be purchased of the instrument makers for about 7.?. 6</.
33. Paraboloid Illumination.— The parabolic reflector or Mr. Wen- ham's, ..."
4. The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Application, Being a Familiar by Jabez Hogg (1871)
"The parabolic reflector can also be employed with high powers. Mr. Sorby discovered,
while experimenting with a reflector of the kind, the value of studying ..."
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