TELESCOPE


Meaning of TELESCOPE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -scoped ; -scop · ing

Date: 1867

intransitive verb

1 : to become forced together lengthwise with one part entering another as the result of collision

2 : to slide or pass one within another like the cylindrical sections of a collapsible hand telescope

3 : to become compressed or condensed

transitive verb

1 : to cause to telescope

2 : COMPRESS , CONDENSE <the book arbitrarily telescope s time and space, and as arbitrarily extends them ― Phoebe Adams>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.