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Refractor | Refractory | Refractories

Refractor meaning

  1. A refracting telescope.
  2. anything which refracts light, heat or sound

Using Refractor

  • The main meaning on this page is: A refracting telescope. | anything which refracts light, heat or sound
  • In the example corpus, refractor often appears in combinations such as: refractor telescope.

Context around Refractor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

apo 1× 20x 1× inch 1×

Often after:

telescope 2×

Sentence patterns with Refractor

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

30 inch refractor telescope that 1× 80mm apo refractor has been 1× a 20x refractor telescope he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for recording the 1×

Common sentence endings:

has been used 1× jupiter in 1610 1× s largest telescope 1×

Words around Refractor

Just before it in the word index:

refractometer 2 refractive 123 refractions 7 refraction 110 refracting 16 refracted 48

Just after it in the word index:

refractories 7 refractory 66 refracts 7 refrain 539 refrained 171 refraining 55

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Refractor

  • In this selection, "refractor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, apo, 20x, inch and telescope stand out and add context to how "refractor" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 30 inch refractor telescope that and 80mm apo refractor has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "refractor" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with refractor

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For recording the video an 80mm APO refractor has been used. (11 words)

The 76-cm (30-inch) refractor telescope that became operational in 1888 was at that time the world's largest telescope. (21 words)

He was among the first to use a telescope to observe the sky and after constructing a 20x refractor telescope he discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in 1610. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

He was among the first to use a telescope to observe the sky and after constructing a 20x refractor telescope he discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in 1610. (30 words)

The 76-cm (30-inch) refractor telescope that became operational in 1888 was at that time the world's largest telescope. (21 words)

For recording the video an 80mm APO refractor has been used. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

For recording the video an 80mm APO refractor has been used.

He was among the first to use a telescope to observe the sky and after constructing a 20x refractor telescope he discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in 1610.

The 76-cm (30-inch) refractor telescope that became operational in 1888 was at that time the world's largest telescope.

Common combinations with refractor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "refractor" in a sentence?
An example: "For recording the video an 80mm APO refractor has been used." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "refractor" from authentic English texts.
What does "refractor" mean?
Refractor means: A refracting telescope.
How many example sentences with "refractor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "refractor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.