telescope
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/ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/
English
Definitions
noun
- A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
verb
- To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
- To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
- To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
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Synonyms
scopecassegrainbinocularsperiscopegeminiglasswindowsniperseatinstrumentspyglassmonocularcatadioptricpeeperlong glassrefractor