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optical telescopes

optical telescopes is the plural of optical telescope.

Meaning of optical telescope

Noun

optical telescope (plural optical telescopes)

  1. An instrument, used both for recreational and scientific purposes, which provides a magnified view of distant objects by collecting and focusing light by means of mirrors and/or optical lenses.
    • "How did the universe begin?" . . . . [W]ithin a few years the new giant radio telescopes, which enable man to probe far deeper into interstellar space than the biggest optical telescope, will provide some sort of an answer.1958 December 28, “Science: When the World Began”, in Time, retrieved 26 Aug 2015

Questions about optical telescopes

What is optical telescopes the plural of?
Optical telescopes is the plural of optical telescope.

Words near optical telescopes in the dictionary

  1. optical spectrum
  2. optical spectrums
  3. optical switch
  4. optical switches
  5. optical telescope
  6. optical telescopes
  7. optical trackpad
  8. optical trackpads
  9. optical trap
  10. optical traps
  11. optical tweezer

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