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telespectroscope

telespectroscope noun: a spectroscope designed to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, such as stars.

Noun

telespectroscope (plural telespectroscopes)

  1. A spectroscope designed to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, such as stars.
    • one face rests upon the slit-plate of the telespectroscope, and has its acute edge perpendicular to the slit at its middle point1873-1874, Norman Lockyer, Contributions to Solar Physics

Forms of telespectroscope

pluraltelespectroscopes

Origin of telespectroscope

From tele- + spectroscope.

Questions about telespectroscope

What does telespectroscope mean?
Telespectroscope means a spectroscope designed to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, such as stars.
What part of speech is telespectroscope?
Telespectroscope is a noun.
What is the plural of telespectroscope?
The plural of telespectroscope is telespectroscopes.

Words near telespectroscope in the dictionary

  1. telespectators
  2. telespectrograph
  3. telespectrographs
  4. telespectroradiometer
  5. telespectroradiometers
  6. telespectroscope
  7. telespectroscopes
  8. telespectroscopic
  9. Telesphoros
  10. Telesphorus
  11. telesport

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