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Telescope
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English
Noun
telescope
- An optical instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects.
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope ).
Derivatives
- telescopic
Related terms
- binoculars
- radio telescope
- microscope
Translations
- Dutch: telescoop
- Esperanto: teleskopo
- Finnish: kaukoputki
- French: télescope m
- German: Teleskop n (1, 2), Fernrohr n (1)
- Italian: telescopio m
- Norwegian: Teleskop n
- Slovak: teleskop m, ďalekohľad m
- Swedish: teleskop
Verb
to telescope (telescoped , telescoped)
- to extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
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