telescope

[US]/ˈtelɪskəʊp/
[UK]/ˈtelɪskoʊp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. optical instrument for making distant objects appear nearer
vt. & vi. to collapse or fold up (something)
vt. to compress something to occupy less space

Phrases & Collocations

space telescope

hubble space telescope

radio telescope

astronomical telescope

reflecting telescope

Example Sentences

a telescope of high power

S-the telescope on the tripod.

Seat the telescope on the tripod.

they were focusing a telescope on a star.

a camp bucket that telescopes into a disk.

Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens.

five steel sections that telescope into one another.

Telescopes and microscopes magnify.

With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve -suvius.

Telescopes and microscopes are optical instruments.

This is a telescope that penetrates to the remote parts of the universe.

He pointed the telescope at a deer on the hillside.

as the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved.

You can't see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes.

oriented the telescope toward the moon; oriented her interests toward health care.

National Science Foundation's Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico and the Plateau de Bure Interferometer in France.

You can still see the gas or nebulosity in big telescopes and the right filters.

Diopter telescopes are used for fast testing of optical power, ... MOELLER-WEDEL OPTICAL offers dioptertelescopes with different measuring ranges and ...

Real-world Examples

Today, we call that invention a telescope.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Roughly, how big is the Hubble Space Telescope?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Then we pointed our telescope towards the constellation Cygnus.

Source: The Great Science Revelation

He carried a telescope with him wherever he went.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

I wish I could fold up like a telescope!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

She's also the namesake of NASA's newest telescope.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation September 2020

That is where Thirty Meter Telescope wants to build their telescope.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

The world's largest radio telescope is being planned for Australia.

Source: CRI Online April 2021 Collection

If you want to build a global telescope you need a global team.

Source: TED 2019 Annual Conference (Bilingual)

He wanted to use the expensive telescope in a totally unconventional way.

Source: Audio version of Trump's weekly television addresses (2017-2018 collection)

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