Plural of telescope
regular plural
The plural of telescope is telescopes.
Forms of telescope
| Singular | telescope /ˈtɛl.ɪ.skəʊp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | telescopes |
| Countable | countable |
Telescopes in a sentence
- New space telescopes may accelerate the search for other earths that may be out there.From the entry earth
- For days telescopes surveyed the skies to recover the small asteroid.From the entry recover
- Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.From the entry universe
- The adaptive optical systems in modern astronomical telescopes compensate for atmospheric distortion by using deformable mirrors.From the entry deformable
- Optical telescopes don't work when it is cloudy.From the entry optical
Meaning of telescope
- 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).
- noun A retractable tubular support for lights.
Questions about the plural of telescope
- What is the plural of telescope?
- The plural of telescope is telescopes.
- Is telescope countable?
- Telescope is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: telescope (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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