telescope

tel·e·scope  (tl-skp)

n.

1. An arrangement of lenses or mirrors or both that gathers visible light, permitting direct observation or photographic recording of distant objects.

2. Any of various devices, such as a radio telescope, used to detect and observe distant objects by their emission, transmission, reflection, or other interaction with invisible radiation.

v. tel·e·scoped, tel·e·scop·ing, tel·e·scopes

v.tr.

1. To cause to slide inward or outward in overlapping sections, as the cylindrical sections of a small hand telescope do.

2. To make more compact or concise; condense.

v.intr.

To slide inward or outward in or as if in overlapping cylindrical sections: a camp bucket that telescopes into a disk.

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[New Latin telescopium or Italian telescopio, both from Greek tleskopos, far-seeing : tle-, tele- + skopos, watcher; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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telescope

Noun

1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear closer by use of a combination of lenses

2. See radio telescope

Verb

[-scoping, -scoped]

to shorten (something) while still keeping the important parts: a hundred years of change has been telescoped into five years [New Latin telescopium far-seeing instrument]

telescopic adj

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telescope  (tl-skp) 1. An arrangement of lenses, mirrors, or both that collects visible light, allowing direct observation or photographic recording of distant objects. A refracting telescope uses lenses to focus light to produce a magnified image. Compound lenses are used to avoid distortions such as spherical and chromatic aberrations. A reflecting telescope uses mirrors to view celestial objects at high levels of magnification. Most large optical telescopes are reflecting telescopes because very large mirrors, which are necessary to maximize the amount of light received by the telescope, are easier to build than very large lenses. 2. Any of various devices, such as a radio telescope, used to detect and observe distant objects by collecting radiation other than visible light.

telescope top: refracting telescope; bottom: reflecting telescope

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	telescope - a magnifier of images of distant objects scope aperture - a device that controls amount of light admitted astronomical telescope - any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources collimator - a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one equatorial - a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it view finder, viewfinder, finder - optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest magnifier - a scientific instrument that magnifies an image optical prism, prism - optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image solar telescope - a telescope designed to make observations of the sun transit instrument - a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
Verb	1.	telescope - crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack" mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
	2.	telescope - make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

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telescope

noun 1. glass, scope (informal) spyglass

verb 2. shorten, contract, compress, cut, trim, shrink, tighten, condense, abbreviate, abridge, capsulize << OPPOSITE lengthen

Translations

telescope [ˈtɛlɪskəup] n → telescopio

telescope [ˈtɛlɪskəup] n → télescope m

vi → se télescoper

vt → télescoper

telescope [ˈtɛlɪskəup] n → Teleskop nt

vi (fig) [bus, lorry] → sich ineinanderschieben

vt (make shorter) → zusammenschieben

telescope [ˈtɛlɪskəup] n → telescopio

vi → chiudersi a telescopio;

(fig) [vehicles] → accartocciarsi

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telescope

n telescope [ˈteliskəup]

a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer He looked at the ship through his telescope. teleskoop تلسكوب: مِنْظار فَلَكي، مِرْقاب телескоп dalekohled teleskop; kikkert das Teleskop τηλεσκόπιο telescopio teleskoop تلسکوپ kaukoputki télescope טֶלֶסקוֹפּ दूरबीन teleskop távcső teleskop sjónauki telescopio 望遠鏡 망원경 teleskopas teleskops teleskop telescoop langkikkert, teleskop teleskop, luneta telescópio telescop телескоп ďalekohľad teleskop teleskop teleskop, kikare กล้องโทรทรรศน์ teleskop 望遠鏡 телескоп; оптична труба دور بين kính thiên văn 望远镜

v

to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope The crash telescoped the railway coaches. teleskopies ineengedruk يَتَداخَل، يَتَصادَم свивам (се) vklínit se presse ind i hinanden ineinanderschieben διπλώνω, διπλώνομαι encajar, plegar teineteise sisse jooksma در هم فشرده شدن litistää sisäkkäin (se) télescoper שַׁחִיל urinuti se jedno u drugo (kao dalekozor) egymásba tol; egymásba fúródik memipit ganga hver inn í annan, þjappa(st) saman incastrare, incastrarsi めり込ませる 겹쳐 쌓이게 하다; 차례로 박혀 들어가다 su(si)stumti sastumt (vienu otrā); sabīdīt; ietriekt boleh disorong tarik; merempuh ineendrukken skyve(s) sammen; bore seg inn i hverandre wbić (się) w siebie, złożyć (się) encaixar(-se) a telescopa врезаться (друг в друга) vkliniť sa zariniti eno v drugo prikazati skraćeno skjuta[] (pressa[], klämma[]) ihop ย่นเข้าหากัน birbirine/içiçe geçmek 套入 складати(ся) گھسيڑنا، داخل کرنا lồng vào nhau 套入

adj ˌteleˈscopic [-ˈsko-]

1 of, like, or containing, a telescope a telescopic sight on a rifle. teleskopies تِلِسْكوبي: مِرْقَبي телескопен teleskopický teleskopisk; teleskop- Fernrohr-... τηλεσκοπικός telescópico tele-skoopiline, teleskoop- تلسکوپی teleskooppi- télescopique טֶלֶסקוֹפִּי दूरबीनी teleskopski teleszkópos seperti teleskop sjónauka- telescopico 望遠の 망원경(식)의 teleskopo, teleskopinis, optinis teleskopisks; teleskopa-; optisks melalui teleskop telescopisch kikkert-, teleskopisk teleskopowy telescópico telescopic телескопический teleskopický teleskopski teleskopski teleskopisk, teleskop-, kikar[] เกี่ยวกับกล้องส่องทางไกล teleskobik, teleskopla ilgili 望遠鏡的 телескопічний دوربيني يا دور بين جيسا thuộc kính thiên văn 望远镜的

2 made in parts which can slide inside each other a telescopic radio aerial. teleskopies مُتَداخِل الأجْزاء телескопен zasouvací teleskopisk Teleskop-... πτυσσόμενος telescópico teleskoop- جمع شو sisäkkäin menevä télescopique שַׁחִיל दूरदर्शी koji se može urinuti jedan u drugi összetolható teleskopis samsettur, útdraganlegur telescopico 入れ子式の 차례로 겹쳐 끼워넣는 식의 sustumiamas sabīdāms; saliekams boleh disorong tarik uitschuifbaar sammenskyvbar teleskopowy telescópico telescopic выдвижной zasúvací zložljiv teleskopski teleskopisk, utdragbar, hopskjutbar ถูกผลิตออกมาเป็นชิ้นส่วนที่สามารถเลื่อนให้แยกออกจากกันได้ iç içe geçen 能伸縮的 телескопічний ايک دوسرے ميں گھسا ہوا lồng vào nhau 能伸缩的

n teletext [ˈteliˌtekst]

a system of TV broadcasts of text only, providing all sorts of information eg weather forecasts, train timetables, news reports, jokes and lottery results. teleteks نِظام تلفزيوني لبَث النَّص فَقَط телетекст teletext teletekst der Teletext τελετέξτ, σύστημα προβολής πληροφοριών σε οθόνη τηλεόρασης teletexto teletekst پیام نما télétexte טֶלֶטֶקסט teletekst képújság, teletext teleteks teletext 文字多重放送 teletekstas teleteksts teleteks teletekst tekst-TV teletekst телетекст teletext teletekst teletekst text-tv ระบบการแพร่ภาพของโทรทัศน์ที่มีแต่ตัวหนังสือซึ่งให้ข้อมูลครบทุกประเภทไม่ว่าจะเป็นพยากรณ์อากาศ, ตารางการเดินทางของรถไฟ, รายงานข่าว. teleteks 文字電視廣播 телетекст ٹيلي ويژن پر تحريري معلومات dịch vụ điện toán 文字电视广播