Schmidt

//ʃmɪt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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."

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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