Image:MENISCAS 180.jpg|thumb|right|An optical telescope.
English

Etymology
From L. telescopium, from Greek �ηλε�κ��ιο (teleskopio), from Ancient Greek prefix �ηλε- "tele-" + �κο�έ� (skopeo)
"examine, inspect, look to or into, consider"

Noun
en-noun

1. An optical instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects.
2. Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).

Derived terms
telescopic

Related terms
binoculars
microscope
radio telescope
reflecting telescope
refracting telescope

Translations

Albanian: teleskopi
Bosnian: teleskop m
Bulgarian: �еле�коп m
Catalan: telescopi
Croatian: teleskop m
Czech: dalekohled m
Dutch: telescoop
Esperanto: teleskopo
Finnish: kaukoputki
French: télescope m
German: Teleskop n (1, 2), Fernrohr n (1)
Greek: �ηλε�κ��ιο [tile��sko�pi�o�] n
Hungarian: teleszkóp
Indonesian: teleskop
Italian: telescopio m
Japanese: ���
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Korean: ��경
Macedonian: �еле�коп m
Norwegian: teleskop n
Persian: FAchar|ت�سک�پ (teleskop), FAchar|اخترب�� (akhtarbīn)
Russian: �еле�коп m
Scottish Gaelic: glainne-amhairc f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �еле�коп#Serbian|�еле�коп m, далекозо� m
:Roman: teleskop#Serbian|teleskop m, dalekozor m
Slovak: teleskop m, �alekohľad#Slovak|�alekohľad m
Slovene: daljnogled m
Swedish: teleskop
Thai: �ล�อ���ร�รรศ�� (glong toe raa taad)
Turkish: teleskop
Ukrainian: �еле�коп m

Verb
en-verb|telescop|ing

1. to extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.

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Category:Astronomy

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