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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

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of telescope

as a noun

plural
telescopes

as a verb

past tense
telescoped
present participle
telescoping
third-person singular
telescopes
past participle
telescoped