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Telescope
/ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/
Today’s word is River.
What it means
- noun
A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- noun
Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
- verb
To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
Where it comes from
Telescope was coined in the early 1600s from Greek tele, far, and skopos, a watcher: someone who watches distant things. The word spread with the new instrument, through Italian and Latin, and English borrowed it almost at once.
In a sentence
- Look through the telescope.by sundown, Tatoeba
- I have a telescope.by CK, Tatoeba
- I want a telescope.by CK, Tatoeba
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