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Cassegrain reflector

Cassegrain reflector noun: a combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture.

Noun

Cassegrain reflector (plural Cassegrain reflectors)

  1. A combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture.

Forms of Cassegrain reflector

pluralCassegrain reflectors

Origin of Cassegrain reflector

Named after Laurent Cassegrain, its probable inventor.

Questions about Cassegrain reflector

What does Cassegrain reflector mean?
Cassegrain reflector means a combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture.
What part of speech is Cassegrain reflector?
Cassegrain reflector is a noun.
What is the plural of Cassegrain reflector?
The plural of Cassegrain reflector is Cassegrain reflectors.

Words near Cassegrain reflector in the dictionary

  1. cassed
  2. cassedanneite
  3. Cassedy
  4. Cassedys
  5. Cassegrain
  6. Cassegrain reflector
  7. Cassegrain reflectors
  8. Cassegrain telescope
  9. Cassegrain telescopes
  10. Cassegrainian
  11. Cassegrains

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