noun🔗ShareTélescopeA monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy."Using the telescope, the student was able to observe the craters on the moon clearly. "En utilisant le télescope, l'étudiant a pu observer clairement les cratères sur la lune.astronomytechnologysciencedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTélescopeAny instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope)."The astronomer used a powerful telescope to observe the distant galaxies. "L'astronome a utilisé un télescope puissant pour observer les galaxies lointaines.astronomytechnologysciencespacedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'emboîter, se rétracterTo extend or contract in the manner of a telescope."The chef telescoped the long metal tray to make it shorter for storage. "Le chef a rétracté le long plateau métallique pour le raccourcir et le ranger.technologyscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'emboîter, s'encastrerTo slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass."The student carefully telescoped the drawing paper into the folder. "L'étudiant a soigneusement encastré le papier à dessin dans le dossier.technologydevicemachineparttechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'encastrer, télescoperTo come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another."The two trains telescoped when the engineer of the rear train failed to stop in time. "Les deux trains se sont télescopés lorsque le mécanicien du train arrière n'a pas réussi à s'arrêter à temps.vehicledisasteractionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
