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dobsonian telescope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
dob-so-ni-an te-le-scope
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alt-azimuth mounted Newtonian telescope; a type of reflecting telescope.

Etymology

From Dobson + -ian + telescope From John Dobson, its inventor.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dobsonian telescopes (plural)

Phrases

Dobsonian mount alt-azimuth mount alt-azimuth telescope

Frequently Paired Words

Dobsonian mount alt-azimuth mount alt-azimuth telescope

Synonyms

Dobsonian

Questions

What does dobsonian telescope mean?
An alt-azimuth mounted Newtonian telescope; a type of reflecting telescope.
Where does dobsonian telescope come from?
From Dobson + -ian + telescope From John Dobson, its inventor.

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