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Refractor vs Retractor - What's the difference?

refractor | retractor |

As nouns the difference between refractor and retractor

is that refractor is a refracting telescope while retractor is one who, or that which, retracts.

refractor

English

(wikipedia refractor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A refracting telescope.
  • anything which refracts light, heat or sound

    • See also

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    retractor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, retracts.
  • In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
  • A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
  • (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
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