First Known Use: 1936
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Schmidt camera
noun \ˈshmit-\
Definition of SCHMIDT CAMERA
: a photographic telescope with specialized optics that correct for spherical aberration and coma —called also Schmidt telescope
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Origin of SCHMIDT CAMERA
B. Schmidt †1935 German optical scientist
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