Pronunciation: ' shmit-
Function: noun
Etymology: B. Schmidt † 1935 German optical scientist
Date: 1936
: a photographic telescope with specialized optics that correct for spherical aberration and coma ― called also Schmidt telescope
Pronunciation: ' shmit-
Function: noun
Etymology: B. Schmidt † 1935 German optical scientist
Date: 1936
: a photographic telescope with specialized optics that correct for spherical aberration and coma ― called also Schmidt telescope
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012