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.

  •
  • telescopic,
  • opera glasses.
  •artifact (noun)
  • scope.
  •field glasses (noun)
  • reflecting telescope,
  • glass.
  •optical instrument (noun)
  • prism,
  • lorgnette,
  • pince-nez,
  • condenser,
  • optical instrument,
  • lens,
  • binocular,
  • eyepiece,
  • microscope,
  • mirror,
  • periscope,
  • magnifying glass,
  • field glasses,
  • concave lens,
  • convex lens,
  • camera,
  • eyeglass,
  • ocular.

• v.

  •compress (verb)
  • abridge,
  • summarize,
  • epitomize,
  • tighten,
  • abbreviate,
  • reduce,
  • constrict,
  • coagulate,
  • shrivel,
  • contract,
  • abstract.
  •condense (verb)
  • cut down,
  • trim,
  • synopsize,
  • curtail.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • elongate,
  • spyglass,
  • binoculars,
  • shorten,
  • truncate.
  •
  • cut.
  •Other relevant words:
  • collide,
  • field glass,
  • Refractor,
  • precis,
  • range,
  • rank,
  • area,
  • frame,
  • transit instrument,
  • cycle,
  • circle,
  • purview,
  • constringe,
  • centralize,
  • set,
  • terrestrial telescope,
  • foul,
  • poll,
  • sideswipe,
  • bob,
  • retractable,
  • orbit,
  • foreshorten,
  • endure,
  • group,
  • sum up,
  • coronagraph,
  • visible,
  • retrench,
  • coelostat,
  • remote,
  • scene,
  • congeal,
  • planetarium,
  • astronomical telescope,
  • reach,
  • seeable,
  • spectrohelioscope,
  • collimator,
  • suffer,
  • disappear,
  • expanse,
  • nip,
  • order,
  • distant,
  • farsighted,
  • tolerate,
  • radio telescope,
  • snub,
  • spectroscope,
  • reap,
  • spectrograph,
  • collapsible,
  • crop,
  • recapitulate,
  • solar telescope,
  • distal,
  • oscilloscope,
  • reflector,
  • retractile,
  • mow,
  • bear,
  • clip,
  • stunt,
  • shear,
  • array,
  • dock,
  • epitomise,
  • Heliostat,
  • pollard,
  • spy glass,
  • capsulize,
  • concertina,
  • centralise,
  • summarise,
  • drift,
  • background,
  • minimize,
  • cut short,
  • stand,
  • prune,
  • room,
  • observatory,
  • Spectroheliograph,
  • shave,
  • orrery,
  • tube,
  • cut back,
  • setting,
  • get,
  • radar telescope,
  • compass,
  • elide,
  • domain,
  • ambit,
  • pipe,
  • take,
  • recap.

Paraphrases for Telescope:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    scope.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    binoculars.

Antonyms for Telescope:

• v.

  • 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.
  • condense
    thin, develop.
  • fold
    divide, let out, succeed, straighten, unbend, achieve, flatten, separate, leave, smooth.
  • Other antonyms:
    dilate, scatter, Outstretch, inflate, distend, outspread, decompress, dissipate, swell.

Hypernym for Telescope:

• n.

  • artifact
    collimator, solar telescope, astronomical telescope, equatorial, transit instrument.

Hyponym for Telescope:

• n.

  • artifact
    magnifier.

• v.

  • change
    condense, digest, concentrate.
  • contact
    mash, squeeze, crush, squash, squelch.

Meronym for Telescope:

• n.

  • artifact
    finder, viewfinder, aperture, view finder, optical prism, prism.