telescope Synonyms
Another word for telescope
• noun (Context 1)
An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, typically containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused to magnify the resulting image.
"The astronomer spent hours looking through the spyglass to observe the rings of Saturn."
• noun (Context 2)
Any instrument, such as a radio telescope, used to detect and collect electromagnetic radiation from distant sources in space.
"The observatory installed a massive new radio dish to capture faint signals from distant galaxies."
• verb (Context 3)
To slide or cause to slide into itself, so that one part overlaps or is contained within another, like the cylindrical sections of a collapsible spyglass.
"During the train crash, several of the passenger cars telescoped into one another."
• verb (Context 4)
To condense or make shorter in duration or extent, particularly with reference to time or information.
"The professor had to condense a semester's worth of material into a three-week intensive course."
Opposites of telescope
Looking for antonyms? The opposite of telescope varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites: