telescope
/ˈtɛl.əˌskoʊp/noun, verb3 syllables
Telescope means: a magnifier of images of distant objects.
Synonyms for telescope1
noun, as in a magnifier of images of distant objects
What does telescope mean?3
noun
1
a magnifier of images of distant objects
verb
1
crush together or collapse“In the accident, the cars telescoped”
2
make smaller or shorter“the novel was telescoped into a short play”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Telescope in a sentence
- With this telescope, stars and dreams can be seen.unknown
- Seen through a telescope, the planets take on a completely new appearance.CM
- With this telescope, you can see stars and you can see dreams.tomalrussell
- We can see distant objects with a telescope.CK
- Mennad needs to be very careful with his father's telescope.OsoHombre
- The girl had a telescope in her hand.CK
- The space telescope will help us know the universe much better than before.unknown
- Mennad left the telescope outside in the rain.OsoHombre
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Forms of telescope
as a noun
- plural
- telescopes
as a verb
- past tense
- telescoped
- present participle
- telescoping
- third-person singular
- telescopes
- past participle
- telescoped