télescope

See also: telescope and télescopé

French

Etymology

télé- +‎ -scope.

Pronunciation

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

télescope m (plural télescopes)

(archaic) spyglass
Synonyms: longue-vue, lunette
(astronomy) telescope (optical instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects)

Derived terms

télescopique

Verb

télescope

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.

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