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COUDE SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coude system mean?
• COUDE SYSTEM (noun)
The noun COUDE SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph
Familiarity information: COUDE SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
coude system; coude telescope
Hypernyms ("coude system" 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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