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derotator

derotator noun: any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks.

Noun

derotator (plural derotators)

  1. Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks

Forms of derotator

pluralderotators

Origin of derotator

From de- + rotator.

Questions about derotator

What does derotator mean?
Derotator means any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks.
What part of speech is derotator?
Derotator is a noun.
What is the plural of derotator?
The plural of derotator is derotators.

Words near derotator in the dictionary

  1. derotates
  2. derotating
  3. derotation
  4. derotational
  5. derotations
  6. derotator
  7. derotators
  8. derouine
  9. derouines
  10. derounding
  11. deroundings

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