单词 | comet finder |
释义 | > as lemmascomet finder comet finder n. (a) a kind of telescope used in searching for comets (cf. comet seeker n.); (b) a person who searches for comets. ΚΠ 1843 Niles' National Reg. 1 Apr. 82/2 The thousands of star-gazers with all their improved telescopes and comet-finders. 1845 A. De Morgan Globes Celestial & Terrestr. v. 57 A star which, though he cannot see it, has thus served as the medium of communication between him and the comet-finder. 1903 Knowledge Aug. 190/2 Alphonse Borrelly..achieved distinction as a comet finder a generation ago. 2009 B. Weisheit in G. D. Roth Handbk. Pract. Astron. v. 115 The manually pointed comet finder or Dobsonian telescope. < as lemmas |
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