coudé

 
Pronunciation: /kuːˈdeɪ/

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a telescope in which the rays are bent to a focus at a fixed point off the axis.

noun

  • a coudé telescope.

Origin:

late 19th century: French, literally 'bent at right angles', past participle of couder, from coude 'elbow', from Latin cubitum