telescope Antonyms
Meaning of telescope
telescope (n)
a magnifier of images of distant objects
telescope (v)
crush together or collapse
make smaller or shorter
telescope (n.)
An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.
telescope (a.)
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.
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.
telescope (v. t.)
To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope.
FAQs About the word telescope
a magnifier of images of distant objects, crush together or collapse, make smaller or shorterAn optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heave
condense,compress, capsule, compact, pack, narrow (down), squeeze, constrict, simplify, collapse
open, expand, dilate, decompress, decompress, expand, outspread, dilate, open, outspread
The astronomer peered through the telescope, searching for distant galaxies.
The telescope revealed a stunning view of the lunar craters.
The students used a small telescope to observe the phases of the moon.
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided revolutionary insights into the universe.
