"Schmidt corrector plate" meaning in All languages combined

See Schmidt corrector plate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Schmidt corrector plates [plural]
Etymology: The lens was invented by Bernhard Schmidt in 1931. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Schmidt corrector plate (plural Schmidt corrector plates)
  1. (astronomy) An aspheric lens that corrects the spherical aberration introduced by the spherical primary mirror of the Schmidt telescope or Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Schmidt_corrector_plate-en-noun-nCSVckPR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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