Associations to the word «Schmidt»

Wiktionary

SCHMIDT CAMERA, noun. (astronomy) A camera mounted in a Schmidt telescope
SCHMIDT ISLAND, proper noun. An island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago of the Russian Arctic
SCHMIDT TELESCOPE, noun. (astronomy) A telescope, having a wide field of view, comprising a thin aspheric lens and a large concave mirror

Dictionary definition

SCHMIDT, noun. German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918).

Wise words

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