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phototelescope

phototelescope noun: a telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly bodies.

Noun

phototelescope (plural phototelescopes)

  1. A telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly bodies.

Forms of phototelescope

pluralphototelescopes

Origin of phototelescope

From photo- + telescope.

Questions about phototelescope

What does phototelescope mean?
Phototelescope means a telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly bodies.
What part of speech is phototelescope?
Phototelescope is a noun.
What is the plural of phototelescope?
The plural of phototelescope is phototelescopes.

Words near phototelescope in the dictionary

  1. phototelegraphs
  2. phototelegraphy
  3. phototelephone
  4. phototelephones
  5. phototelephony
  6. phototelescope
  7. phototelescopes
  8. phototelescopic
  9. phototest
  10. phototested
  11. phototesting

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