télescope

See also: telescope and télescopé

French

Etymology

From télé- +‎ -scope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.lɛs.kɔp/, /te.les.kɔp/

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Noun

télescope m (plural télescopes)

1. (archaic) spyglass

   Synonyms: longue-vue, lunette

2. (astronomy) telescope (optical instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects)

Derived terms

• télescopique

Verb

télescope

1. inflection of télescoper:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “télescope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.