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:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “télescope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.