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telescope
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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.

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

telescope [ˈtɛlɪˌskəʊp]
n
1. (Astronomy) an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and brighter by use of a combination of lenses (refracting telescope) or lenses and curved mirrors (reflecting telescope) See also terrestrial telescope, astronomical telescope, Cassegrain telescope, Galilean telescope, Newtonian telescope
2. (Astronomy) any instrument, such as a radio telescope, for collecting, focusing, and detecting electromagnetic radiation from space
vb
1. to crush together or be crushed together, as in a collision the front of the car was telescoped by the impact
2. to fit together like a set of cylinders that slide into one another, thus allowing extension and shortening
3. to make or become smaller or shorter the novel was telescoped into a short play
[from Italian telescopio or New Latin telescopium, literally: far-seeing instrument; see tele-, -scope]

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.
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telescope
top: refracting telescope;
bottom: reflecting telescope
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.telescopetelescope - a magnifier of images of distant objects
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
Verb1.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"

telescope
noun
glass, scope (informal), spyglass The telescope enables us to see deeper into the universe than ever.
Translations
telescope [ˈtelɪskəʊp]
A. Ntelescopio m
B. VI [aerial, umbrella] → plegarse
C. VTabatir, plegar
to telescope A into Bmeter A dentro de B

telescope [ˈtɛlɪskəʊp]
ntélescope m
vttélescoper

telescope
nTeleskop nt, → Fernrohr nt
vi (also telescope together, train carriages) → sich ineinanderschieben; (aerial, umbrella)sich ineinanderschieben lassen
vt (also telescope together)ineinanderschieben; umbrella, aerialzusammenschieben; (fig)komprimieren

telescope [ˈtɛlɪˌskəʊp]
1. ntelescopio
2. vichiudersi a telescopio (fig) (vehicles) → accartocciarsi

telescope [ˈtɛlɪˌskəʊp]
1. ntelescopio
2. vichiudersi a telescopio (fig) (vehicles) → accartocciarsi

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 teleskooppi 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
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 painaa 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 (열차 등이 충돌하여 서로) 끼어져 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
adj teleˈscopic [-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 망원경에 의한 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
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 teleskooppi- télescopique שַׁחִיל दूरदर्शी koji se može urinuti jedan u drugi összetolható teleskopis samsettur, útdraganlegur telescopico 入れ子式の 끼워 넣는 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
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 tekstitelevisio télétexte טֶלֶטֶקסט teletekst képújság, teletext teleteks teletext 文字多重放送 문자다중방송 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 广

telescope تليسكوب teleskop teleskop Teleskop τηλεσκόπιο telescopio kaukoputki télescope teleskop telescopio 望遠鏡 망원경 telescoop teleskop teleskop telescópio телескоп teleskop กล้องส่องทางไกล teleskop kính viễn vọng 望远镜


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