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Telecom equipment

The equipment or devices used to transmit information over a distance in order to achieve communication.

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aplanatic system

Astronomy; General astronomy

A system of three lenses which, taken together, correct for spherical aberration, chromatic aberration, and coma.

apocenter

Astronomy; General astronomy

The point in the orbit of one component of a binary system which is farthest from the center of mass of the system.

apogalacticon

Astronomy; General astronomy

The point in a star's orbit farthest from the Galactic center.

apogee

Astronomy; General astronomy

The point at which a body in orbit around the Earth reaches its farthest distance from the Earth.

apparent magnitude

Astronomy; General astronomy

1) A measure of how bright a star looks in the sky. The brighter the star, the smaller the apparent magnitude. A star that is one magnitude brighter than another (e.g., +1 versus ...

apsidal motion

Astronomy; General astronomy

Rotation of the line of apsides in the plane of the orbit; (in a binary) precession of the line of apsides due to mutual tidal distortion.

arcminute

Astronomy; General astronomy

A unit of angle equal to 1/60 of a degree.

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