derotator

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noun

Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks

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Meanings

nounderotator (plural derotators)

plural derotators

  1. astronomyAny optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks

Origin

From de- + rotator.

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APA

derotator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derotator

MLA

“derotator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derotator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derotator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derotator.

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