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Maksutov telescope

Maksutov telescope noun: a catadioptric telescope with a meniscus corrector.

Noun

Maksutov telescope (plural Maksutov telescopes)

  1. A catadioptric telescope with a meniscus corrector.

Forms of Maksutov telescope

pluralMaksutov telescopes

Origin of Maksutov telescope

Invented in 1941 by Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov.

Questions about Maksutov telescope

What does Maksutov telescope mean?
Maksutov telescope means a catadioptric telescope with a meniscus corrector.
What part of speech is Maksutov telescope?
Maksutov telescope is a noun.
What is the plural of Maksutov telescope?
The plural of Maksutov telescope is Maksutov telescopes.

Words near Maksutov telescope in the dictionary

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