reflecting telescope (noun) A telescope in which light from the object is gathered and focused by a concave mirror, with the resulting image magnified by the eyepiece.
(light from the object; is gathered; L:A telescope) (light from the object; focused; by a concave mirror; L:A telescope) (the resulting image; magnified; by the eyepiece)
light from the object light from the object the resulting image
is gathered focused magnified
L:A telescope
by a concave mirror L:A telescope
by the eyepiece