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reflecting telescope vs Schmidt telescope

Schmidt telescope vs reflecting telescope

reflecting telescope and Schmidt telescope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reflecting telescope Yes No No No
Schmidt telescope Yes No No No
As nouns, Schmidt telescope is a hyponym of reflecting telescope; that is, Schmidt telescope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflecting telescope:
  • reflecting telescope: optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
  • Schmidt telescope: reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed
reflecting telescope (noun) Schmidt telescope (noun)
optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed
Difference between reflecting telescope and Schmidt telescope

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