SCHMIDT CAMERA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed

Synonyms:

Schmidt camera; Schmidt telescope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Schmidt camera" is a kind of...):

reflecting telescope; reflector (optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece)

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