Telescope synonyms

tĕl'ĭ-skōp'

optical-instrument

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.

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.

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

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

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

telestereoscope

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

Gregorian telescope

polemoscope

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

telelectroscope

mercurial telescope

helioscope

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

prism telescope

glass

A binocular or field glass.

opera-glass

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

galilean-telescope

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

telengiscope

field-glasses

Binoculars for outdoor use

equatorial telescope

glasses (related)

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

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.

scope

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

spectrograph (related)

VLT (related)

wide-field (related)

submillimetre (related)

infrared telescope (related)

interferometer (related)

refractor (related)

dobsonian (related)

spacecraft (related)

imager (related)

76-m (related)

jcmt (related)

single-dish (related)

coronagraph (related)

ukirt (related)

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