telescope
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Synonyms: telescopy, telescopic, telecode, telescoped, telescopes, celoscope, telecopy, teleshop, telescopii, telesco
Antonyms: telescopy, telescopic, telecode, telescoped, telescopes, celoscope, telecopy, teleshop, telescopii, telesco
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Noun
- A [[monocular]] [[optical]] [[instrument]] that [[magnify|magnifies]] distant objects, especially in [[astronomy]].
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a [[radio telescope]]).
- {{lb|en|television}} A [[retractable]] [[tubular]] [[support]] for [[light]]s.
- A kind of [[goldfish]] with protruding eyes, first bred in China.
Verb
- {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[extend]] or [[contract]] in the manner of a telescope.
- {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
- {{lb|en|ambitransitive|mathematics|of a series}} To collapse, via [[cancellation]].
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