Phrases with «parabolic mirror»

A parabolic mirror is a type of mirror that is shaped like a bowl or a dish. It has a curved surface that is specifically designed to reflect light or sound waves towards a single point called the focal point. This type of mirror is often used in telescopes, satellite dishes, and headlights to concentrate light or signals in a focused beam. Full definition

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Sentences with «parabolic mirror»

They had developed a system using parabolic mirrors to collect sunlight and channel it along plastic fiber - optic cable. (scientificamerican.com)
They included the Genesis Solar Energy Project, also in Riverside County, which uses a trough system in which parabolic mirrors focus sunrays into a tube where water boils into steam that spins a turbine to produce electricity. (scientificamerican.com)
The device arrives as a 2 - foot - long silver clamshell that unfolds to reveal two parabolic mirrors aimed at a glass vacuum tube nestled between them. (techhive.com)
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Phrases with «parabolic mirror»

Sentences with «parabolic mirror»

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