Definition of Coude system

1. Noun. A reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph.

Exact synonyms: Coude Telescope
Generic synonyms: Reflecting Telescope, Reflector

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coude System

couchee
couchees
coucher
couchers
couches
couchette
couchettes
couching
couching needle
couchings
couchless
couchlike
couchside
coude
coude system (current term)
coude telescope
coudee
coudees
cougarlike
cougars
cough
cough drop
cough fracture
cough mixture
cough mixtures

Literary usage of Coude system

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Popular Astronomy: A General Description of the Heavens by Camille Flammarion (1894)
"... of the coude system, which permits the observer to use the eyeglass as a microscope whilst quietly seated in an armchair, whatever may be the direction ..."

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