Telescope — synonyms, definition

1. telescope (Noun)

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telescope (Noun) — A magnifier of images of distant objects.

magnifier astronomical telescope collimator equatorial solar telescope transit instrument aperture finder optical prism prism view finder viewfinder

2. telescope (Verb)

telescope (Verb) — Crush together or collapse. ex. "In the accident, the cars telescoped" ex. "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"

telescope (Verb) — Make smaller or shorter. ex. "the novel was telescoped into a short play"

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