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Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope noun: a catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.

Noun

Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (plural Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes)

  1. A catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.

Synonyms of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

Forms of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

pluralSchmidt-Cassegrain telescopes

Questions about Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

What does Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope mean?
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope means a catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.
What part of speech is Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope?
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is a noun.
What is the plural of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope?
The plural of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes.

Words near Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope in the dictionary

  1. Schmidt rearrangement
  2. Schmidt rearrangements
  3. Schmidt telescope
  4. Schmidt telescopes
  5. Schmidt-Cassegrain
  6. Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
  7. Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes
  8. Schmidt-Cassegrains
  9. Schmidtian
  10. Schmidtke
  11. Schmidtkes

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