SCHMIDT TELESCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Schmidt telescope mean? 

• SCHMIDT TELESCOPE (noun)
  The noun SCHMIDT TELESCOPE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SCHMIDT TELESCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHMIDT TELESCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Schmidt camera; Schmidt telescope

Hypernyms ("Schmidt telescope" 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)