telescope /telˈi-skōp/

1. An optical instrument for viewing objects at a distance
2. A radio telescope (qv)

1. To drive or slide one into another like the movable joints of a telescope
2. To compress, shorten, make smaller, etc
3. To compact, crush

1. To collapse part within part, like a telescope
2. To be compressed or compacted

telescopic /-skopˈik/ or telescopˈical adjective

1. Of, performed by, or like a telescope
2. Seen only by a telescope
3. Sliding, or arranged, like the joints of a telescope
4. Capable of retraction and protrusion

telescopˈically adverb

telescopˈiform adjective

telescopist /ti-lesˈkə-pist/ noun

A person who uses a telescope

Telescōpˈium noun (astronomy)

The Telescope, a small southern constellation between the constellations of Ara and Corona Austrinus

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