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Definition of telescope
1 : a usually tubular optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays through a lens or the reflection of light rays by a concave mirror — compare reflector, refractor
2 : any of various tubular magnifying optical instruments
3 : radio telescope
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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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An amateur astronomer for more than 40 years, McCague built the telescope using common hardware store items and donated it to the college.
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And while these young whippersnappers aren’t good, in need of the Palomar telescope to see the top of their division, the Pads can entertain.
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An amateur astronomer could train a backyard telescope on an area where the LSST has spotted something interesting, for example, and make his or her own observations.
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World View hopes to carry sensors, telescopes, and communications tools to the stratosphere that would track severe weather and aid first responders during natural disasters, hovering over the Earth for weeks or months at a time.
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The occasion was a rechristening of the Arecibo Observatory, at the time the largest radio telescope in the world.
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Shows are Tuesdays at 7 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. On Tuesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m., the observatory's main telescope is open for public viewing, weather permitting.
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The great Italian scientist Galileo burned the retina of his eye watching an eclipse through a telescope.
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Wrigley enjoyed watching his players through a telescope from the deck of his mansion, even if the club did little to spur tourism.
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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
telescope
Definition of telescope
telescoped
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intransitive verb
1 : to become forced together lengthwise with one part entering another as the result of collision
2 : to slide or pass one within another like the cylindrical sections of a collapsible hand telescope
3 : to become compressed or condensed
transitive verb
1 : to cause to telescope
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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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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First Known Use of telescope
1867
TELESCOPE Defined for English Language Learners
telescope
playDefinition 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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