Definition of telescope

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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..

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Binocle :: Binocle (n.) A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a double-barreled field glass or an opera glass..
Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.
Galilean :: Galilean (a.) Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope..
Definition :: Definition (n.) The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition..
Eyepiece :: Eyepiece (n.) The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a telescope or other optical instrument, through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed..
Rille :: Rille (n.) One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon..
Telescope :: 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..
Telescopist :: Telescopist (n.) One who uses a telescope.
#NAME? :: -scope () A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing (with the eye) or observing (in any way); as in microscope, telescope, altoscope, anemoscope..
Ocular :: Ocular (n.) The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope..
Level :: Level (a.) Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now level..
Adjustment :: Adjustment (n.) The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment..
Perspicil :: Perspicil (n.) An optical glass; a telescope.
Reflector :: Reflector (n.) A reflecting telescope.
Telescopical :: Telescopical (a.) Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars..
Teinoscope :: Teinoscope (n.) An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished; -- called also prism telescope.
Telespectroscope :: Telespectroscope (n.) A spectroscope arranged to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, as the sun or stars..
Tube :: Tube (n.) A telescope.
Herschelian :: Herschelian (a.) Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope..
Collimator :: Collimator (n.) A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal..
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