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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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Formerly puzzling telescope observations about real galaxies that raised questions about the standard dark matter hypothesis are being explained in the state-of-the-art facsimiles.
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In 2003, for instance, telescopes from Earth mapped plumes of methane of about 45 parts per billion on Mars.
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Mauna Loa and Haleakala also have several telescopes.
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Because the meteors race across much of the overhead sky, there is no need for binoculars or telescopes.
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The project's four 1-meter telescopes have near-infrared sensors to detect transits of the very dimmest, coolest stars; a similar array in the Canary Islands will survey the northern sky.
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As Sarah Kaplan at The Washington Post reports, the light from these stars is much too faint for telescopes to see.
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The flagship store also sells binoculars and telescopes, which is a remnant from an earlier era.
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The planet will be tilted at a 26-degree angle allowing telescope viewers a nice image of its rings and north polar region.
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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
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First Known Use: 1650
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of telescope
telescoped;
telescoping
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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
Recent Examples of telescope from the Web
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The vehicle is heavily armed, with a 40-millimeter gun firing cased telescoped ammunition.
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That car, which bowed in 1989, was priced well below its competitors and offered Japanese reliability alongside new features such as an automatic tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel and power-adjustable seat belts.
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The adaptation by Ursula Rani Sarma effectively telescopes the epic plot.
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The restaurant has become very popular very quickly with a combination of good food, reasonable pricing and a casual but celebratory interior that telescopes the experience.
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Cased telescoped ammo, in which the projectile is fully enclosed in a shell casing, is only now coming into common use with modern armies and results in a more compact projectile.
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David Childs’s design for 35 Hudson Yards (a.k.a. the Equinox Tower) evolved from a set of telescoping oval cylinders skirted in limestone drapery to a twisting tube of limestone-and-glass mesh woven like a finger trap.
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As far as stagecraft, most of the money seemed to go toward a set of telescoping light rigs that rose from and descended back into the stage in a busy but not-terribly-exciting show of mechanical choreography.
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Once you’re done with the floors, a telescoping microfiber can handle furniture, countertops, ceiling fans, and other hard-to-reach areas.
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First Known Use of telescope
1866
TELESCOPE Defined for English Language Learners
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
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
Definition of telescope for Students
telescoped;
telescoping
: to slide or force one part into another
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