noun🔗ShareA monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy."Scientists use telescopes to study planets and stars far away in space. "astronomytechnologyphysicssciencedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope)."The astronomers used powerful telescopes to study the distant galaxies. "astronomysciencetechnologyspacedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo extend or contract in the manner of a telescope."The metal legs of the folding table telescoped inwards, making it smaller for storage. "technologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass."The metal legs of the old folding chair telescoped closed, making a satisfying thunk as I put it away. "technologydeviceactionstructurescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another."During the train crash, the last two cars telescoped, crumpling inwards as one slammed into the other. "vehicledisasteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
