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cassegrain reflector

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
cassegrain re-flec-tor
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture.

Etymology

Named after Laurent Cassegrain, its probable inventor.

Inflected Forms

Cassegrain reflectors (plural)

Questions

What does cassegrain reflector mean?
A combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture.
Where does cassegrain reflector come from?
Named after Laurent Cassegrain, its probable inventor.

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