Telescope synonyms

optical-instrument

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A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

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reflecting-telescope

Any of several telescopes having as the objective a paraboloid mirror mounted at the lower end of the tube and using various systems of mirrors for viewing the image by reflecting the incident light to an eyepiece; reflector

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refracting-telescope

A telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of lenses housed in a tube, with a light-gathering objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other.

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teinoscope

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

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Gregorian telescope

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telelectroscope

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polemoscope

An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects that do not lie directly before the eye.

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glass

A binocular or field glass.

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mercurial telescope

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helioscope

(Astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the sun without injuring the eye.

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telespectroscope

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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telestereoscope

A binocular telescope used for producing a stereoscopic image of a distant object.

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prism telescope

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opera-glass

A pair of small, low-powered binoculars for use especially at a theatrical performance.

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galilean-telescope

(Astronomy) a type of refracting telescope (refractor) similar to the one used by Galileo Galilei

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telengiscope

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field-glasses

Binoculars for outdoor use

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equatorial telescope

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glasses (related)

(Plural only) spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes

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radio-telescope (related)

An instrument that consists of a radio receiver and antenna system mounted on a wide, bowl-shaped reflector, used to detect radio-frequency emissions from astronomical objects. The reflector and receiver form a parabolic antenna ; incoming radio waves are focused by the reflector onto the receiver, where the radio signals are translated into electrical signals for further processing or electronic display. Due to the long wavelengths of radio waves, the reflectors of radio telescopes must be very large to focus the waves at a good resolution. Separate reflectors are sometimes linked in fixed arrays to act as a single collector.

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scope

The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant:

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spectrograph (related)

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VLT (related)

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wide-field (related)

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submillimetre (related)

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infrared telescope (related)

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interferometer (related)

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refractor (related)

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dobsonian (related)

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spacecraft (related)

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imager (related)

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76-m (related)

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jcmt (related)

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single-dish (related)

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coronagraph (related)

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ukirt (related)

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