telescopenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/us/ˈtel.ə.skoʊp/B2 a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors
Examples
- With a good telescope, you can see craters on the moon.
- A low-power telescope is enough if you only want to look at the moon.
- I used a pile of books as a rest for my telescope.
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Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
- chromatic aberration
- converging lens
- diffuse reflection
- electron microscope
- field glasses
- focus
- laser-guided
- magnification
- magnifier
- magnify
- magnifying glass
- microscopy
- opera glasses
- optics
- power
- powerful
- reflective
- resolution
- slide
- transparency
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telescopic
adjective uk/ˌtel.ɪˈskɒp.ɪk/us/ˌtel.əˈskɑː.pɪk/
a telescopic lens
telescopeverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/us/ˈtel.ə.skoʊp/to make or become shorter by reducing the length of the parts:
We had to telescope five visits into two days.
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Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let sth down
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- step sth down
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
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