Definition of telescope
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:any of various tubular magnifying optical instruments
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Examples of telescope in a Sentence
The rings of Saturn can be seen through a telescope.
Recent Examples of telescope from the Web
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The telescope will be 100 times more powerful than its scientific predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope.
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As for binoculars, telescopes and cameras, high-quality solar filters are essential and must be mounted at the front end.
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A lucky few in the Astronomy Club at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School will watch the eclipse on three different telescopes from the school’s Fr.
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He was rewarded with the first images of a solar eclipse to be photographed by a Kew Photoheliograph, a camera and telescope hybrid.
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According to a press release from Airbnb, the transparent dome is located on the outskirts of the small Pacific Northwest city and features an observation deck and an array of powerful telescopes.
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Check-in starts at 6:00 am on August 21st, and guests are allowed to bring chairs, blankets, coolers, food and telescopes.
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Guests flooded the outdoor sculpture garden, which was enhanced with a live DJ, tarot card readers and a multitude of telescopes to view the stars.
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Her telescope needs that real estate in the sky to capture intricate details of the corona, whose tendrils can stretch millions of miles from the surface.
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Origin and Etymology of telescope
New Latin telescopium, from Greek tēleskopos farseeing, from tēle- tele- + skopos watcher; akin to Greek skopein to look — more at spy
Definition of telescope
telescoped;
telescoping
intransitive verb
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:to become forced together lengthwise with one part entering another as the result of collision
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:to slide or pass one within another like the cylindrical sections of a collapsible hand telescope
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:to become compressed or condensed
Examples of telescope in a Sentence
for dramatic purposes, the film telescopes the years over which the events occurred into a few short months
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Thanks to its telescoping handle and large wheels, the hard-sided model is super easy to transport.
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Video from Lindsay Transportation Systems, which makes the X-Lite guardrail, shows how it's supposed to work, telescoping backward to help absorb an impact.
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Joining a growing trend across the NFL and college football, the Panthers purchased a telescoping video system to record practices during organized team activities this spring.
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Intermediate calibers being tested include the .260 Remington, 6.5 Creedmoor, .264 USA as well as other noncommercial intermediate calibers, including cased telescoped ammo, Army officials said.
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The original four acts have been telescoped into two, with the help of projections that move the action swiftly from scene to scene.
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California bars purchasing, semi-automatic, centerfire rifles or semi-automatic pistols that lack a fixed magazine and have one of a number of features that include a protruding pistol grip or a folding or telescoping stock.
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First Known Use of telescope
1866
telescope Synonyms
Synonyms
capsule, capsulize, collapse, compact, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, narrow (down), squeeze, compressAntonyms
decompress, expand, open, outspread, outstretchRelated Words
cram, crowd, jam, jam-pack, pack; abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten; boil down, downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; simplify, streamline; decrease, diminish, lessenNear Antonyms
dilate, disperse, dissipate, scatter; distend, inflate, swellTELESCOPE Defined for English Language Learners
telescope
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noun
Definition of telescope for English Language Learners
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: a device shaped like a long tube that you look through in order to see things that are far away
telescope
verb
Definition of telescope for English Language Learners
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: to become shorter by having one section slide inside another somewhat larger section
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: to make (something) shorter in length or time
TELESCOPE Defined for Kids
Definition of telescope for Students
:a piece of equipment shaped like a long tube that has lenses for viewing objects at a distance and especially for observing objects in outer space
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