telescope

/หˆtษ›lษ™หŒskoสŠp/

IPA: /T EH1 L AH0 S K OW0 P/

noun
  1. 1

    A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

  2. 2

    Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).

verb
  1. 1

    To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.

  2. 2

    To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.

  3. 3

    To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.

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