reflector Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun device that reflects radiation
  2. noun optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
    reflecting telescope.
    • Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668

WordNet

Re*flect"or noun
Etymology
Cf. F. réflecteur.
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, reflects. Boyle.
  2. (Physics) (a) Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc. (b) A reflecting telescope. (c) A device for reflecting sound.

Webster 1913