telescope
n. optical device for making distant objects appear nearer and larger v. shorten, become shorter | ||||
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Telescope Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Telescope
(v. t.)
To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope.
(n.)
An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.
(a.)
To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
(v. t.)
To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope.
(n.)
An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.
(a.)
To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
| WordNet 2.0 |
telescope
Noun
1. a magnifier of images of distant objects
(synonym) scope
(hypernym) magnifier
(hyponym) astronomical telescope
(part-meronym) aperture
Verb
1. crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"
(hypernym) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
2. make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"
(hypernym) digest, condense, concentrate
Noun
1. a magnifier of images of distant objects
(synonym) scope
(hypernym) magnifier
(hyponym) astronomical telescope
(part-meronym) aperture
Verb
1. crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"
(hypernym) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
2. make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"
(hypernym) digest, condense, concentrate
| The Devil's Dictionary |
TELESCOPE
Telescope, (n.)
A device having a relation to the eye similar to that of the telephone to the ear, enabling distant objects to plague us with a multitude of needless details. Luckily it is unprovided with a bell summoning us to the sacrifice.
Telescope, (n.)
A device having a relation to the eye similar to that of the telephone to the ear, enabling distant objects to plague us with a multitude of needless details. Luckily it is unprovided with a bell summoning us to the sacrifice.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
telescope
telescope
\tel"e*scope\ (t&ebreve;l"&esl;*skōp), a. capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of joints or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, a telescope bag; telescope table, etc.
telescope
\tel"e*scope\ (?), n. [gr. &?; viewing afar, farseeing; &?; far, far off + &?; a watcher, akin to &?; to view: cf. f. télescope. see telegraph, and -scope.] an optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.
note: a telescope assists the eye chiefly in two ways; first, by enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object is seen, and thus magnifying that object; and, secondly, by collecting, and conveying to the eye, a larger beam of light than would enter the naked organ, thus rendering objects distinct and visible which would otherwise be indistinct and or invisible. its essential parts are the object glass, or concave mirror, which collects the beam of light, and forms an image of the object, and the eyeglass, which is a microscope, by which the image is magnified.
similar words(25)
photographic telescope
telescope sight
reflecting telescope
refracting telescope
galilean telescope
achromatic telescope
radio telescope
herschelian telescope
telescope shell
astronomical telescope
zenith telescope
cassegrainian telescope
telescope carp
aplanatic telescope
telescope fly
prism telescope
telescope or microscope
equatorial telescope
water telescope
dialytic telescope
terrestrial telescope
telescope bag
gregorian telescope
telescope fish
newtonian telescope
telescope
\tel"e*scope\ (t&ebreve;l"&esl;*skōp), a. capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of joints or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, a telescope bag; telescope table, etc.
telescope
\tel"e*scope\ (?), n. [gr. &?; viewing afar, farseeing; &?; far, far off + &?; a watcher, akin to &?; to view: cf. f. télescope. see telegraph, and -scope.] an optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.
note: a telescope assists the eye chiefly in two ways; first, by enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object is seen, and thus magnifying that object; and, secondly, by collecting, and conveying to the eye, a larger beam of light than would enter the naked organ, thus rendering objects distinct and visible which would otherwise be indistinct and or invisible. its essential parts are the object glass, or concave mirror, which collects the beam of light, and forms an image of the object, and the eyeglass, which is a microscope, by which the image is magnified.
similar words(25)
photographic telescope
telescope sight
reflecting telescope
refracting telescope
galilean telescope
achromatic telescope
radio telescope
herschelian telescope
telescope shell
astronomical telescope
zenith telescope
cassegrainian telescope
telescope carp
aplanatic telescope
telescope fly
prism telescope
telescope or microscope
equatorial telescope
water telescope
dialytic telescope
terrestrial telescope
telescope bag
gregorian telescope
telescope fish
newtonian telescope
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telescope
To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass.
To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass.
| Dream Dictionary |
Telescope
To dream of a telescope, portends unfavorable seasons for love and domestic affairs, and business will be changeable and uncertain. To look at planets and stars through one, portends for you journeys which will afford you much pleasure, but later cause you much financial loss. To see a broken telescope, or one not in use, signifies that matters will go out of the ordinary with you, and trouble may be expected.
To dream of a telescope, portends unfavorable seasons for love and domestic affairs, and business will be changeable and uncertain. To look at planets and stars through one, portends for you journeys which will afford you much pleasure, but later cause you much financial loss. To see a broken telescope, or one not in use, signifies that matters will go out of the ordinary with you, and trouble may be expected.
Telescope Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ASTRONOMY UNBOUND |
Telescope
A device which is used to collect, focus and magnify starlight. Different designs of telescope use either mirrors or lenses to bring the light to a focus. Some specialised designs even use a combination of mirrors and lenses. Reflecting telescopes use lenses and a catadioptic telescope uses a combination. Telescopes are mounted on either alt-azimuth mountings or equatorial mountings.
A device which is used to collect, focus and magnify starlight. Different designs of telescope use either mirrors or lenses to bring the light to a focus. Some specialised designs even use a combination of mirrors and lenses. Reflecting telescopes use lenses and a catadioptic telescope uses a combination. Telescopes are mounted on either alt-azimuth mountings or equatorial mountings.
Telescope Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Telescope Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects and the collection of electromagnetic radiation. The earliest known telescopes are credited to three individuals, Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle-makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar also known as Jacob Adriaanszoon (see History of telescopes). "Telescope" (from the Greek tele = 'far' and skopein = 'to look or see'; teleskopos = 'far-seeing') was a name invented in 1611 by Galileo Galilei for his version of the device he based on Hans Lippershey's instrument. "Telescope" usually refers to optical telescopes, but there are telescopes that operate in other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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