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   Telescope
   A telescope is an instrument which magnifies distant objects. The telescope was first invented in 1609 and in 1610 Galileo using his own made telescope discovered the satellites of Jupiter.
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   telescope
   [n] - a magnifier of images of distant objects 2. [v] - crush together, as of cars in a collision 3. [v] - make smaller or shorter
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   Telescope
   A device which magnifies an object it is focused on. This is used a lot to observe celestial objects in space.
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   Telescope
   A telescope is a device used in astronomy, including radio and optical telescopes. In a refracting telescope, an objective lens is used to collect light. The biggest optical telescopes are of the reflecting type, using a primary mirror to collect light. The aperture of the telescope determines how good it will be for observing faint objects. For use by a human, all optical telescopes also require an eyepiece lens
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   Telescope
   Instrument used to focus electromagnetic radiation (light, X-rays) into an image. See also: Cassegrain Telescope, Reflecting Telescope, Refracting Telescope.
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   Telescope
   Instrument for magnifying distant objects, invented in the early 17thC, and consisting of telescopic wooden or metal tubes containing lenses.
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   Telescope
   Definition (keystage 2) An instrument for looking at distant objects by making them look bigger. It does this using mirrors or lenses.
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   Telescope
   Tel'e·scope noun [ Greek ... viewing afar, farseeing; ... far, far off + ... a watcher, akin to ... to view: confer French télescope . See Telegraph , and -scope .] An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies. » A telescope assists the eye chiefly in two ways; first, by enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object is seen, and thu ...
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   Telescope
   Tel'e·scope adjective [ imperfect & past participle Telescoped ; present participle & verbal noun Telescoping .] 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. [ Recent]
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    Telescope
    Tel'e·scope transitive verb To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope. [ Recent]
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    Telescope
    Tel'e·scope (tĕl'e*skōp) adjective 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.
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    telescope
    <instrument> 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. ... Origin: Telescoped; Telescoping. ... To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope. ... An optical instrument used in viewing distant ...
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    telescope
    noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
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    Telescope
    A `telescope` is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects and the collection of electromagnetic radiation. The earliest known telescopes are credited to three individuals, Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle-makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar also known as Jacob Adriaanszoon (see `History of telescopes`). `Telescope` (from the Greek `tele` = 'far' and `skopein` = 'to look or see'; `teleskopos` = 'fa...
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    Telescope
    • (a.) 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. • (n.) An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies. • (v. t.) To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope. • (a....
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    telescope
    device used to form magnified images of distant objects.[31 related articles]
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    telescope
    instrument for viewing distant objects
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    telescope
    An instrument used to collect light, or other forms of electromagnetic radiation, from distant objects, magnify the image, and allow the object to be viewed. Reflecting telescopes gather light by means of a mirror, refracting telescopes by means of a lens, and catadioptric telescopes by a mirror-len...
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    telescope
    telescope, traditionally, a system of lenses, mirrors, or both, used to gather light from a distant object and form an image of it. Traditional optical telescopes, which are the subject of this article, also are used to magnify objects on earth and in astronomy; other types of astronomical telescope...
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