Schmidt
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- //ʃmɪt//
A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
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.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith.
noun
- 1
Variant of Schmidt telescopeEllipsis of Schmidt telescope.
Forms
- plural
- Schmidts
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