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Meaning of Cassegrain reflector | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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