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Telescope - English meaning

Telescope – definitions in English dictionary

noun

An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.

Usage examples:

We use electromagnetic waves to detect and image objects: light waves for optical microscopes and t…

Synonims:

SpyglassGlassScope
verb

(with reference to an object made of concentric tubular parts) slide or cause to slide into itself, so that it becomes smaller.

Usage examples:

Five steel sections that telescope into one another

Synonims:

Slide togetherCollapse
noun

A cylindrical device that you look through to make objects that are far away look nearer and bigger

Usage examples:

My camera’s telescopic lens lets me take great close-ups., redford telescoped decades of history in…

Telescope translation into English

Telescope: translate from English into Chinese

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望远镜

Telescope: translate from English into Dutch

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Telescoop, Verrekijker, Sterrenkijker, Inéénschuiven, Inschuifbaar zijn

Telescope: translate from English into French

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Télescope, Télescoper, Se télescoper, Lunettes, Viseur, Lunette d'approche, Longue-vue

Telescope: translate from English into German

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Teleskop, Fernrohr

Telescope: translate from English into Hindi

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दूरबीन, टेलीस्कोप, दूरदर्शक, दूरदर्शक यंत्र, दूरेक्ष, मुड़ना, जा टकराना, अंदर धंस जाना

Telescope: translate from English into Italian

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Telescopio, Cannocchiale

Telescope: translate from English into Korean

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망원경, 끼워 넣다, 짧게 하다, 망원경자리, 끼워지다, 짧아지다, 끼워넣는 식의

Telescope: translate from English into Russian

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Телескоп, Сжимать, Врезаться, Оптическая подзорная труба, Складывать, Складываться, Сокращать

Telescope: translate from English into Spanish

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Telescopio, Catalejo, Telescopar, Telescoparse, Enchufarse, Enchufar, Meter

Word origin

mid 17th century: from Italian telescopio or modern Latin telescopium, from tele- ‘at a distance’ + -scopium (see -scope).

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Telescope – similar words

telescopic

adjective

Relating to or made with a telescope.

Usage examples:

Telescopic data
Telescopic - all meanings in English

telescopes

noun

An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.

Usage examples:

We use electromagnetic waves to detect and image objects: light waves for optical microscopes and t…
verb

(with reference to an object made of concentric tubular parts) slide or cause to slide into itself, so that it becomes smaller.

Usage examples:

Five steel sections that telescope into one another
noun

A cylindrical device that you look through to make objects that are far away look nearer and bigger

Usage examples:

My camera’s telescopic lens lets me take great close-ups., redford telescoped decades of history in…
Telescopes - all meanings in English

telescoped

verb

(with reference to an object made of concentric tubular parts) slide or cause to slide into itself, so that it becomes smaller.

Usage examples:

Five steel sections that telescope into one another
noun

An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.

Usage examples:

We use electromagnetic waves to detect and image objects: light waves for optical microscopes and t…
verb

Past simple and past participle of telescope

Usage examples:

We had to telescope five visits into two days.
Telescoped - all meanings in English

Telescope synonims

glass

noun

A hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly. it is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles.

Usage examples:

The screen is made from glass
verb

Cover or enclose with glass.

Usage examples:

The inn has a long gallery, now glassed in
noun

A hard, transparent material that is used to make windows, bottles, and other objects

Usage examples:

[ c ] she poured some milk into a glass., [ c ] may i have a glass of water?, a glass jar/bottle
Glass - all meanings in English

scope

noun

The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.

Usage examples:

We widened the scope of our investigation
verb

Assess or investigate something.

Usage examples:

They'd scoped out their market
combining form

Denoting an instrument for observing, viewing, or examining.

Usage examples:

Microscope
Scope - all meanings in English

spyglass

noun

A small telescope.

Usage examples:

Muttering under his breath, the soldier extended the spyglass, increasing the magnification of the …
noun

A small telescope (= a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors)

Usage examples:

Through a spyglass, he saw a heavily defended fort., she heads to the roof every day with the famil…
Spyglass - all meanings in English

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