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Schmidt corrector plate

Schmidt corrector plate noun: an aspheric lens that corrects the spherical aberration introduced by the spherical primary mirror of the Schmidt telescope or Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

Noun

Schmidt corrector plate (plural Schmidt corrector plates)

  1. An aspheric lens that corrects the spherical aberration introduced by the spherical primary mirror of the Schmidt telescope or Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

Forms of Schmidt corrector plate

pluralSchmidt corrector plates

Origin of Schmidt corrector plate

The lens was invented by Bernhard Schmidt in 1931.

Questions about Schmidt corrector plate

What does Schmidt corrector plate mean?
Schmidt corrector plate means an aspheric lens that corrects the spherical aberration introduced by the spherical primary mirror of the Schmidt telescope or Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
What part of speech is Schmidt corrector plate?
Schmidt corrector plate is a noun.
What is the plural of Schmidt corrector plate?
The plural of Schmidt corrector plate is Schmidt corrector plates.

Words near Schmidt corrector plate in the dictionary

  1. Schmidlin
  2. Schmidlins
  3. Schmidt
  4. Schmidt camera
  5. Schmidt cameras
  6. Schmidt corrector plate
  7. Schmidt corrector plates
  8. Schmidt Island
  9. Schmidt reaction
  10. Schmidt reactions
  11. Schmidt rearrangement

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