Schmidt

//ʃmɪt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Ellipsis of Schmidt telescope. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Proper Noun

1
A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
"“The work continues, the data, the products, the science will continue because science is done by people not by buildings,” NASA GISS director Gavin Schmidt told CNN."

Synonyms

helmut heinrich waldemar schmidt

Example

"I'd like to speak to Dr. Schmidt."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith.

Related phrases

Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin test Schmidt corrector plate Schmidt telescope Schmidt-Cassegrain Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

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