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Noun: coudé telescope
  1. A reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph
    "The observatory used a coudé telescope for detailed spectroscopic observations";
    - coudé system

Derived forms: coudé telescopes

Type of: reflecting telescope, reflector

Encyclopedia: Coudé telescope