telescope en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtɛl.ɪ.skəʊp/ (UK)
- /ˈtɛl.əˌskoʊp/ (US)
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.
Meanings
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A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
The 1.2-meter-diameter (4-foot-diameter) telescope has set off on a monthlong journey to its orbital destination of the sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, which is nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away from Earth and also home to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Euclid will keep pace with Earth as our planet orbits the sun.
2021 December 24, Don Lincoln, “The telescope that will replace Hubble will launch on Christmas. Here’s why it matters”, in CNN:It is scarcely possible to avoid comparing the eye to a telescope.
1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, “Difficulties on Theory”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 188: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.
1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155:About ten months ago a report reached my ears that a Dutchman had constructed a telescope, by the aid of which visible objects, although at a great distance from the eye of the observer, were seen distinctly as if near; […]
1880 [1610 March 13], Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, “The Astronomical Messenger”, in Edward Stafford Carlos, transl., The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei and a Part of the Preface to Kepler's Dioptrics Containing the Original Account of Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries: A Translation with Introduction and Notes, London: Rivingtons, translation of Sidereus Nuncius: […] , →OCLC, page 10:This was one of the great missed opportunities of theoretical physics. If Einstein had stuck with his original equations, he could have predicted that the universe must be either expanding or contracting. As it was, the possibility of a time-dependent universe wasn't taken seriously until observations in the 1920s by the 100-inch telescope on Mount Wilson.
2001 November 14, Stephen Hawking, “A Brief History of Relativity”, in The Universe in a Nutshell, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 21:
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
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A retractable tubular support for lights.
In some studios the telescopes are fixed to the lighting grid […]
1963, Television Engineering: Report, page 245:
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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.
1928, Robert V. Sawyer, Edwin H. Perkins, Water Gardens and Goldfish, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| telescopes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
phototelescope · telescope word · telescopefish · telescope house · hypertelescope · telescopist · telescoper · radiotelescope · telescopically · telescopable · telescopy · telescopiform · telescopic · through the wrong end of the telescope · digiscope · binoscope · telescope bag · telescoping
Hyponyms
Gregorian telescope · reflecting telescope · Schmidt telescope · Newtonian telescope · Dobsonian telescope · water telescope · transit telescope · space telescope · liquid mirror telescope · terrestrial telescope · Maksutov telescope · optical telescope · Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope · Nasmyth telescope · dialytic telescope · Galilean telescope · refracting telescope · solar telescope · zenith telescope · Cassegrain telescope · radio telescope · X-ray telescope · Keplerian telescope
Translations (151)
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· ar تِلِسْكُوب (optical instrument that magnifies) · si දුරේක්ෂය (optical instrument that magnifies) · nl telescoop (optical instrument that magnifies) · sk teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · nrf longue-veue (optical instrument that magnifies) · cs teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · af teleskoop (optical instrument that magnifies) · lo ໂທລະທັດ (optical instrument that magnifies) · is sjónauki (optical instrument that magnifies) · nan-hbl 召鏡 /召镜 (optical instrument that magnifies) · mt teleskopju (optical instrument that magnifies) · ru телеско́п (optical instrument that magnifies) · lv teleskops (optical instrument that magnifies) · cmn 望遠鏡 /望远镜 (optical instrument that magnifies) · fur telescopi (optical instrument that magnifies) · tl daksipat (optical instrument that magnifies) · mi paikaraihe (optical instrument that magnifies) · ka ტელესკოპი (optical instrument that magnifies) · sh да̏лекозо̄р (optical instrument that magnifies) · ms teropong jauh (optical instrument that magnifies) · es telescopio (optical instrument that magnifies) · he טֶלֶסְקוֹפּ (optical instrument that magnifies) · fa-ira اَخْتَرْبین (optical instrument that magnifies) · ar مِقْرَاب (optical instrument that magnifies) · be тэлеско́п (optical instrument that magnifies) · da teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · te దూరదర్శిని (optical instrument that magnifies) · el τηλεσκόπιο (optical instrument that magnifies) · nv tózis bee adéestʼį́ʼígíí (optical instrument that magnifies) · id teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · ja テレスコープ (optical instrument that magnifies) · ast telescopiu (optical instrument that magnifies) · vi kính thiên văn (optical instrument that magnifies) · tsg talumpung (optical instrument that magnifies) · uz teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · tr teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · sh dȁlekozōr (optical instrument that magnifies) · uk далекогля́д (optical instrument that magnifies) · pl teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · ur دُورْبِین (optical instrument that magnifies) · mn телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · th กล้องดูดาว (optical instrument that magnifies) · ar مِنْظَار (optical instrument that magnifies) · io teleskopo (optical instrument that magnifies) · ga cianradharcán (optical instrument that magnifies) · lo ກ້ອງສ່ອງດາວ (optical instrument that magnifies) · ja 望遠鏡 (optical instrument that magnifies) · sl daljnogled (optical instrument that magnifies) · cy pellweledydd (optical instrument that magnifies) · ml ദൂരദർശിനി (optical instrument that magnifies) · sn chiringakure (optical instrument that magnifies) · ia telescopio (optical instrument that magnifies) · ug تېلېسكوپ (optical instrument that magnifies) · cv телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · lt teleskopas (optical instrument that magnifies) · bg телеско́п (optical instrument that magnifies) · ps دوربين (optical instrument that magnifies) · th โทรทรรศน์ (optical instrument that magnifies) · kk телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · kn ದೂರದರ್ಶಕ (optical instrument that magnifies) · de Fernrohr (optical instrument that magnifies) · fr télescope (optical instrument that magnifies) · sw darubini (optical instrument that magnifies) · ro lunetă (optical instrument that magnifies) · sl teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · tl teleskopyo (optical instrument that magnifies) · ro telescop (optical instrument that magnifies) · an telescopio (optical instrument that magnifies) · yue 望遠鏡 /望远镜 (optical instrument that magnifies) · fi teleskooppi (optical instrument that magnifies) · cy telesgop (optical instrument that magnifies) · gl telescopio (optical instrument that magnifies) · ps تلسکوب (optical instrument that magnifies) · eo teleskopo (optical instrument that magnifies) · fi kaukoputki (optical instrument that magnifies) · lo ກ້ອງສ່ອງ (optical instrument that magnifies) · es catalejo (optical instrument that magnifies) · pt telescópio (optical instrument that magnifies) · fr lunette (optical instrument that magnifies) · id teropong (optical instrument that magnifies) · bo རྒྱང་ཤེལ (optical instrument that magnifies) · cs dalekohled (optical instrument that magnifies) · it telescopio (optical instrument that magnifies) · et teleskoop (optical instrument that magnifies) · tr ırakgörür (optical instrument that magnifies) · bn দূরবীক্ষণ (optical instrument that magnifies) · bh दूरबीन (optical instrument that magnifies) · sv teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · mk телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · ota آینه (optical instrument that magnifies) · km កែវយឹត (optical instrument that magnifies) · sq teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · lo ກ້ອງຊ່ອງທາງໄກ (optical instrument that magnifies) · nb teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · za vangyenjging (optical instrument that magnifies) · el κιάλι (optical instrument that magnifies) · vo daleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · de Teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · ky телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · oc telescòpi (optical instrument that magnifies) · ps ټليسکوپ (optical instrument that magnifies) · eu teleskopio (optical instrument that magnifies) · hu távcső (optical instrument that magnifies) · tt телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · ca telescopi (optical instrument that magnifies) · nap ucchiarone (optical instrument that magnifies) · hu teleszkóp (optical instrument that magnifies) · uk телеско́п (optical instrument that magnifies) · co telescopiu (optical instrument that magnifies) · mh baiklaaj (optical instrument that magnifies) · scn telescopiu (optical instrument that magnifies) · ps تېلسکوپ (optical instrument that magnifies) · km យឹតយឺត (optical instrument that magnifies) · tg телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · gd glainne-amhairc (optical instrument that magnifies) · new लुसाः (optical instrument that magnifies) · vi kính viễn vọng (optical instrument that magnifies) · tr böng (optical instrument that magnifies) · yi טעלעסקאָפּ (optical instrument that magnifies) · ba телескоп (optical instrument that magnifies) · fa-ira تِلِسْکوپ (optical instrument that magnifies) · nn teleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · pms telescòpi (optical instrument that magnifies) · ne टेलिस्कोप (optical instrument that magnifies) · ga teileascóp (optical instrument that magnifies) · it cannocchiale (optical instrument that magnifies) · bg далекогле́д (optical instrument that magnifies) · sh tȅleskop (optical instrument that magnifies) · nan-hbl 千里鏡 (optical instrument that magnifies) · mi karuwhakatata (optical instrument that magnifies) · yo tẹ́lískópù (optical instrument that magnifies)