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Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope

Syllabification: (Schmidt–Cas·se·grain tel·e·scope)

Definition of Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope

noun

  • a type of catadioptric telescope, using the correcting plate of a Schmidt telescope together with the secondary mirror and rear focus of a Cassegrain telescope.

Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope in the British & World English dictionary