English dictionary
telescope
/'t/E/l/I/,sk/oU/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
Source: webster1913
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Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of joints or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, a <i>telescope</i> bag; <i>telescope</i> table, etc.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a magnifier of images of distant objects
Synonyms scopeSource: WordNet 3.0
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An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.
Source: webster1913
verb
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crush together or collapse
ExamplesIn the accident, the cars telescoped.
My hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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make smaller or shorter
ExamplesThe novel was telescoped into a short play.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope.
Source: webster1913