telescope
A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
Other meanings
Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
A retractable tubular support for lights.
Kinds of telescope
- astronomical telescope
- equatorial
- transit instrument
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "τηλεσκόπος" (far-seeing).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “telescope” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.