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parabolic mirror

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A concave mirror, generally circular and with a parabolic cross-section, used either to concentrate radiation reflected from its surface onto a central focal point (as in a parabolic antenna) or to direct radiation emitted by the central focal point and reflected from the mirror into parallel beams (as in an automobile's headlights).

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  • noun a parabolic reflector for light radiation

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