telescope

noun

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Derived from telescopio

Derivations teleskop

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : telescope
  • plural : telescopes

Senses

  • instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects
  • align the telescope with the collimator, and move the slit till it (the slit) is seen distinctly in the telescope

telescope

verb

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Derivations télescoper

Forms

  • simple present : telescope
  • simple present, singular, third person : telescopes
  • simple past : telescoped
  • present participle : telescoping
  • past participle : telescoped

Senses

  • slide cylinders over one another into a more compact form