telescope

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/

Noun

telescope (plural telescopes)

1. A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
2. Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).

Synonyms

Translations

• French: lunette (refracting telescope), télescope (reflecting telescope)
• German: Teleskop, Fernrohr
• Italian: telescopio, cannocchiale
• Portuguese: telescópio
• Russian: телеско́п
• Spanish: telescopio

Verb

telescope (telescopes, present participle telescoping; past and past participle telescoped)

1. (ambitransitive) To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
2. (ambitransitive) To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
3. (intransitive) To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.

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