| telescope | shorten, become shorter | en | (fiil) | en |
| telescope | optical device for making distant objects appear nearer and larger | en | (isim) | en |
| telescope | a magnifier of images of distant objects make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack | en | en |
| telescope | crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack | en | en |
| telescope | a magnifier of images of distant objects make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" | en | en |
| telescope | To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope | en | en |
| telescope | 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 | en | en |
| telescope | 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 | en | en |
| telescope | An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies | en | en |
| telescope | A telescope is a long instrument shaped like a tube. It has lenses inside it that make distant things seem larger and nearer when you look through it. Device that collects light from and magnifies images of distant objects, undoubtedly the most important investigative tool in astronomy. The first telescopes focused visible light by refraction through lenses; later instruments used reflection from curved mirrors (see optics). Their invention is traditionally credited to Hans Lippershey (1570?-1619?), who adapted A. van Leeuwenhoek's use of lenses in microscopes. Among the earliest telescopes were Galilean telescopes, modeled after the simple instruments built by Galileo, who was the first to use telescopes to study celestial bodies. In 1611 Johannes Kepler proposed an improved version that became the basis for modern refracting instruments. The reflecting telescope came into its own after William Herschel (see Herschel family) used one to discover the planet Uranus in 1781. Since the 1930s radio telescopes have been used to detect and form images from radio waves emitted by celestial objects. More recently, telescopes have been designed to observe objects and phenomena in other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum (see gamma-ray astronomy; infrared astronomy; ultraviolet astronomy; X-ray astronomy). Spaceflight has allowed telescopes to be launched into Earth orbit to avoid the light-scattering and light-absorbing effects of the atmosphere (e.g., the Hubble Space Telescope). See also binoculars; observatory | en | en |
| telescope | a magnifier of images of distant objects | en | en |
| telescope | crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack" | en | en |
| telescope | make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" | en | en |
| telescope | device used to gather and focus electromagnetic radiation A telescope extends the power of human vision by making objects brighter, sharper, and larger, as well as, imaging objects in wavelengths that are not detectable by the human eye | en | en |
| telescope | telescopio = [Italian] telescope, from tele = [Greek] far; skopeoo = [Greek] to see A telescope is an instrument that can "see far": make faraway things appear close by Some of the telescopes in Sunspot are in the Grain Bin Dome, the Evans Facility, the Vacuum Tower Telescope, and the Hilltop Dome You can also read Mr Sunspot's Answer Book pages about Earth-bound telescopes and about the Hubble Space Telescope | en | en |
| telescope | An instrument used to collect large amounts of light from far away objects and increase their visibility to the naked eye Telescopes can also enlarge objects that are relatively close to the Earth | en | en |
| telescope | In radio astronomy, a term that may be used to mean either the physical structure of a single antenna, or an entire instrument (which may include multiple antennas, their electronics and on-line computers) The sense is usually apparent from the context | en | en |
| telescope | An instrument designed to gather light (or other kinds of radiation) from a large area and bring it to a focus, where the radiation can be analyzed The primary purpose of most astronomical telescopes is to provide the brightest possible images, since most things that astronomers study are very faint Thus, the "size'' associated with a telescope (such as the "200-inch'' on Palomar Mountain) refers to the diameter of its light-gathering area | en | en |
| telescope | A device used in astronomy to see distant objects Most telescopes use lenses and mirrors to magnify light coming from phenomena deep in space This makes the objects look bigger and closer Newer telescopes, however, are using radio waves, infrared light, laser, and radar technologies | en | en |
| telescope | The main instrument used to collect the light from celestial bodies, thereby producing an image which can be magnified (see reflector telescope) | en | en |
| telescope | (1) Technical instrument used to see distant objects as stars (2) Constellation of the southern hemisphere | en | en |
| telescope | Telescopes are used by astronomers to amplify light from space, allowing it to be seen This is normally accomplished by collecting light on a large surface, and using lenses or mirrors to focus the light into a smaller area where it can be seen by a human eye or another device such as a camera Traditional telescopes capture light in the visual spectrum, but other telescopes are designed for other types of light including radio waves, infra-red, x-rays and ultra-violet light See also: reflecting telescope, refracting telescope | en | en |
| telescope | The main instrument used to collect the light from celestial bodies, thereby producing an image which can be magnified (see reflector telescope) | en | en |
| telescope | an instrument for observing objects at distance either visually or by other means TILT being in a slanted position | en | en |
| telescope | An optical instrument intended for the use of one eye only and designed to enlarge and clarify the images of distance objects It consists essentially of a tube having a large converging lens that forms the optical image of the object observed and a small lens or combination of lenses which magnify the image | en | en |
| telescope | The goalies' skating motion moving in and out of the crease The motion must be brisk and explosive while always in the stance position | en | en |
| telescope | a device to look through that makes far-off objects seem closer and larger | en | en |
| telescope | A grid mounted device made from retractable sets of tubes that is used to suspend luminaires at various heights | en | en |
| telescope | A device that collects and magnifies light | en | en |
n,v:telescoped / telescopes telescoping Etymology :New Latin telescopium, from Greek tEleskopos farseeing, from tEle- tele- + skopos watcher; akin to Greek skopein to look; more at SPY. Pronunciation :'te-l&-"skOp. Function :noun. Date :1648.
