telescopes
telescopes is the plural of telescope.
telescopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of telescope.
Meaning of telescope
Noun
telescope (plural telescopes)
- A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- It needs a scientific telescope, it needs to be reinterpreted and artificially brought near us, before we can so much as know that it was a Sun.1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
- A retractable tubular support for lights.
- In some studios the telescopes are fixed to the lighting grid […]1963, Television Engineering: Report, page 245
- A kind of goldfish with protruding eyes, first bred in China.
- Chinese Telescopes are sold by some dealers for young Japanese Fringetails. For this reason it is well to select a reliable dealer when purchasing choice stock.1928, Robert V. Sawyer, Edwin H. Perkins, Water Gardens and Goldfish, page 92
Phrases with telescopes
Questions about telescopes
- What is telescopes the plural of?
- Telescopes is the plural of telescope.
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