Telescope

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FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	COUDE	S	[n. -S] · a type of telescope (=coudes)
—	BINOCS	—	[n.] · binoculars «© a binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope» / ----- { binocs binocular § binoculars § binocular }
—	COUDES	—	[n. -S] · a type of telescope (=coudes)
—	JETWAY	S	[n. -S] · a telescoping corridor that extends from an airport terminal to an aircraft -- a trademark
—	STADIA	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs (graduations) through a telescope.
—	EYEHOLE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
—	FOCUSER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A device which allows one to adjust the focus of an instrument such as a telescope.
—	JETWAYS	—	[n. -S] · a telescoping corridor that extends from an airport terminal to an aircraft -- a trademark
—	MONOPOD	ESY	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A portable stand with one leg, used to support a camera or telescope.
—	DRAWTUBE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
—	EYEPIECE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.
—	SPYGLASS	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small portable telescope.
—	BINOCULAR	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
—	COELOSTAT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars.
—	COLLIMATE	DS	[v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] · © to render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc~.; to render parallel, as rays of light
—	DYNAMETER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An instrument used to measure the magnification of a telescope.
—	REFRACTOR	SY	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A refracting telescope.
—	TELESCOPE	DS	[v. -SCOPED, -SCOPING, -SCOPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
—	TELESCOPY	—	[n. -PIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The manufacture and use of telescopes.
—	ALTAZIMUTH	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.
—	BINOCULARS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
—	COELOSTATS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars.
—	COLLIMATED	—	[v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] · © to render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc~.; to render parallel, as rays of light
—	COLLIMATES	—	[v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] · © to render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc~.; to render parallel, as rays of light
—	COLLIMATOR	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
—	DEFINITION	S	[n. -S] · © the act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition
—	EQUATORIAL	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
—	HELIOMETER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
—	MICROMETER	S	[n. -S] · © an instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass
—	MICROSCOPE	S	[n. -S] · © an optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the naked eye
—	SPYGLASSES	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small portable telescope.
—	TELESCOPED	—	[v. -SCOPED, -SCOPING, -SCOPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past and past participle of telescope
—	TELESCOPES	—	[v. -SCOPED, -SCOPING, -SCOPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of telescope
—	TELESCOPIC	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.
—	THEODOLITE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
—	COLLIMATING	—	[v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] · © to render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc~.; to render parallel, as rays of light
—	COLLIMATION	S	[n. -S] · © the act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument
—	COLLIMATORS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
—	CORONAGRAPH	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the sun or other star, allowing examination of the corona and the detection of exoplanets.
—	DEFINITIONS	—	[n. -S] · © the act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition
—	HELIOMETERS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
—	MICROMETERS	—	[n. -S] · © an instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass
—	OBSERVATORY	—	[n. -RIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
—	SNIPERSCOPE	S	[n. -S] · a telescope with crosshairs mounted on a sniper's rifle
—	SPHEROMETER	S	[n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring the curvature of spherical surface, as of lenses for telescope, etc~.
—	TELESCOPIES	—	[n. -PIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The manufacture and use of telescopes.
—	TELESCOPING	—	[v. -SCOPED, -SCOPING, -SCOPES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of telescope
—	COLLIMATIONS	—	[n. -S] · © the act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument
—	INTERSEGMENT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A telescoping section of an ovipositor, between its main segments.
—	SNIPERSCOPES	—	[n. -S] · a telescope with crosshairs mounted on a sniper's rifle
—	SPHEROMETERS	—	[n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring the curvature of spherical surface, as of lenses for telescope, etc~.
—	TELESCOPICALLY	—	[b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] By means of a telescope.
—	HELIOMETRICALLY	—	[b.] · Derivative of heliometer «a refracting telescope having a split objective lens that is used to determine very small angular distances between celestial bodies»

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