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telescope
an instrument used to view distant objects, especially in the night sky
Synonyms
- scope
telescope in a sentence
Grandpa set up his old telescope on the porch to show us Saturn's rings.
From the lighthouse tower, the sailor raised his telescope and finally spotted the small fishing boat drifting far beyond the harbor's rocky point.
Where it comes from
From Greek tele- 'far' + skopein 'to look at'
Memory hook
TELEscope — TELE (far) + SCOPE (look) — a tool to look at far-off things.
Word parts
- tele — beyond, afar
telescope: tele (far) + scope (to view, from skopein)
Read it in context
- Stitches Before Saturday Narrative