coudé
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coudé
(kuːˈdeɪ)adj
(Astronomy) (of a reflecting telescope) having plane mirrors positioned to reflect light from the primary mirror along the axis onto a detector
[French, literally: bent in the shape of an elbow, from coude an elbow]
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