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• noun
  1. A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
  2. Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
• verb
  1. To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
  2. To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
  3. To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.

• Astronomers use telescopes to observe distant galaxies and stars.
• The observatory houses several powerful telescopes for research.
• He collects antique telescopes as a hobby.
• Modern telescopes can detect light from billions of years ago.
• The children took turns looking at the moon through different telescopes.

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