What is another word for telescope?
93 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ t_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_s_k_ˌəʊ_p], [ tˈɛlɪskˌə͡ʊp], [ tˈɛlɪskˌəʊp]Table of Contents
Similar words for telescope:- artifact (noun)
- field glasses (noun)
- compress (verb)
- condense (verb)
- fold (verb)
- other synonyms
- field glasses
Definition for Telescope:
- Instrument for making distant objects appear nearer& larger, whence telescopist( 3), telescopy, nn.; ( v. t.) press, drive, ( sections of tube, colliding trains, &c.) together so that one slides into another like sections of small t.; ( v. i.) close, be driven, be capable of closing, thus.
Synonyms for Telescope:
n.
•artifact (noun) •field glasses (noun)v.
•compress (verb)- decrease,
- pack,
- press,
- abridge,
- cram,
- cramp,
- tighten,
- abbreviate,
- consolidate,
- bind,
- ram,
- stuff,
- contract,
- crowd,
- shrivel,
- dehydrate,
- shrink,
- constrict,
- abstract,
- reduce,
- epitomize,
- summarize,
- coagulate,
- wrap,
- narrow,
- restrict.
Other synonyms:
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- elongate,
- spyglass,
- binoculars,
- shorten,
- truncate.
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- turn up.
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- cut.
Paraphrases for Telescope:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
scope.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
binoculars.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Telescope:
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v.
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compress
blow up, disperse, loose, Unwrinkle, loosen, increase, fill, allow, uncondense, enlarge, uncompress, free, open, raise, extend, lengthen, amplify, grow, stretch, strengthen, let go, untie, release, add, expand.
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Other antonyms:
dilate, scatter, Outstretch, inflate, distend, outspread, decompress, dissipate, swell.
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compress
Telescope Sentence Examples:
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Kohn, Cotton Mills of South Carolina, giving quotation from Columbia Telescope.
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" Now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was.
Hypernym for Telescope:
n.
Hyponym for Telescope:
n.
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artifact
magnifier.
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artifact
v.
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change
condense, digest, concentrate.
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change
Meronym for Telescope:
n.
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artifact
finder, viewfinder, aperture, view finder, optical prism, prism.
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artifact