telescope
noun
- instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects
verb
- slide cylinders over one another into a more compact form
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛl.ɪ.skəʊp/ / /ˈtɛl.əˌskoʊp/
noun
Etymology: From tele- + -scope. From Latin tēlescopium, from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”), from τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”). Coined in 1611 by the Greek mathematician Giovanni Demisiani for one of Galileo Galilei's instruments presented at a banquet at the Accademia dei Lincei. Doublet of Telescopium.
- A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
“It needs a scientific telescope, it needs to be reinterpreted and artificially brought near us, before we can so much as know that it was a Sun.”
“It is scarcely possible to avoid comparing the eye to a telescope.”
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
- A retractable tubular support for lights.
“In some studios the telescopes are fixed to the lighting grid […]”
- A kind of goldfish with protruding eyes, first bred in China.
“Chinese Telescopes are sold by some dealers for young Japanese Fringetails. For this reason it is well to select a reliable dealer when purchasing choice stock.”
verb
Etymology: From tele- + -scope. From Latin tēlescopium, from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”), from τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”). Coined in 1611 by the Greek mathematician Giovanni Demisiani for one of Galileo Galilei's instruments presented at a banquet at the Accademia dei Lincei. Doublet of Telescopium.
- To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
“Hugo rose to his full height, which was triple that of Grunt Buggely’s, even without his neck telescoped.”
- 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.
- To collapse, via cancellation.