Telescope
WordNet
noun
(1) A magnifier of images of distant objects
verb
(2) Make smaller or shorter
"The novel was telescoped into a short play"
(3) Crush together or collapse
"In the accident, the cars telescoped"
"My hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , from + .
Noun
- A monocular optical instrument possessing magnification for observing distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).