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COUDE SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph
Synonyms:
coude system; coude telescope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coude system" 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)